Prisons

Krishna ‘Kris’ Maharaj, now 75 years old, was handed a death sentence in 1987 in Miami after a seriously flawed trial for the murders of Derrick and Duane Moo …

With her dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail, one can see the emotions that play across Canales' face when she talks about solitary confinement - especially since her …

Private prisons hold only 8 percent of the US prison population. But for-profit companies have other ways of profiting from incarceration in local jails and state prisons.

We're hearing that we've entered a new era of “bipartisan prison reform.” But don't celebrate just yet.

The presumption of innocence should be respected for all citizens, not just the rich. Setting bail out of the financial reach of ordinary citizens assures that jails are …

A UN body that tracks forced disappearance has reiterated its call to Yemen to produce a US citizen who has been missing from a prison in the country for …

As Election Day draws near, what are some of the ways that private prison corporations support their candidates? What do they receive in return?

A true tragedy, driven by a media frenzy, often provokes a misguided need to do something as quickly as possible and leads to bad public policy - like California's …

Relying on state violence to curb domestic violence only ends up harming the most marginalized women.

Democracy is never served by silence.