Prisons

The question of whether a sacrifice has been worth the effort often remains an open question for a very long time.

Dean Spade explains how the US became the most imprisoning nation in the world.

In the US since she was 10, Dede has worked to address youth violence and access to resources for people returning home from prison, starting several nonprofits. She is …

A growing movement is demanding the United States do away with the death penalty.

Even after the passage of a law to prevent prison rape, incarcerated women are still subject to an epidemic of sexual violence.

With over 350,000 Virginians disenfranchised due to felonies, most of them African-Americans, this case is one worth following.

States loosen marijuana laws but the federal government's continued prohibition means a boom in marijuana smuggling, drug-war violence and mass criminalization. Is it time to change direction?

Chris Hedges was forbidden to take notes in his interview with the famous political prisoner, so he transmits his words from memory.

While young black males are disenfranchised for life for dealing modest amounts of weed, BP can expect to be back to business as usual despite its horrific crimes.

Wear the wrong color socks to school in Meridian, Mississippi, and you might end up in juvy.