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Convicted With No Evidence by an All-White Jury, Black Community Leader Rev. Edward Pinkney Faces Life in Prison
Rev. Edward Pinkney faces life in prison on charges many claim are trumped up.
Faith, Inc. and Criminal Justice Reform
Do faith-based programs work better than programs sponsored by the government or secular community-based organizations?
Prop 47, Immigration Reform and More: The Contradictory Road of “Reforming” Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration has landed on the political agenda at both the national and local levels.
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Bad? Suffering From Youthful Tendency Disorder? Lost Children in a Lost Society
In Crystal T. Laura's new book, “Being Bad,” William Ayers reflects on how the school-to-prison pipeline actually functions.
Why Texas Is Shutting Prison Doors
Something remarkable is happening in the Texan criminal justice system: Texan authorities are closing prisons.
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Why Is California Keeping Kelly Savage in Prison for a Crime She Didn’t Commit?
Expert testimony about domestic violence was not included during her trial.
Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, but State Obstruction Bars His Release
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering Louisiana to release Albert Woodfox.
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Scholarship, Mentor Program Helps Children of Incarcerated Parents Go to College
Financial assistance is just one of the benefits grantees get from ScholarCHIPS.
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Community Corrections: Profiteering, Corruption and Widening the Net
How is it that so-called reform measures, marketed as reducing prison populations, will ultimately widen the net?
Talk Nation Radio: Maya Schenwar on Why Prison Doesn’t Work
Maya Schenwar is the author of “Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better.”