Prisons

Jails admit nearly 12 million people every year. Yet they are largely off the radar of critics of mass incarceration.

The US has now closed its embassy in Yemen and evacuated all staff.

Black lives matter, including those behind bars.

For 20 years, California has deflected, co-opted or subverted prison reform efforts.

The events at Willacy put a spotlight on a shadowed corner of immigration enforcement.

In Texas, up to 2,000 immigrant prisoners in Raymondville staged a two-day uprising.

Grieving a trans woman of color's recent murder, activists in San Francisco call for community-based safety solutions.

Prison video “visits” often replace in-person visits in order to maximize profits for private companies.

Our society barely recognizes the futility of imprisoning people for onerously long sentences.

Long-term prisoners who've committed violent crimes are found to be the least likely to offend again, so why do we keep them locked up until death?