Prisons

Anyone with a conviction history faces a constant barrier to being an involved, productive member of our society.

A measure on the November ballot would reclassify six non-violent felonies to misdemeanors.

While the US criminal justice system offers revenge as its principal method of restitution, families may find better solutions for achieving remorse and true rehabilitation.

It is troubling that it takes laws and lawsuits to get change that should come with respect for human dignity.

We need to put a halt to the systems that hide and perpetuate inequality. We need to decouple from an economy of infinite choice, an economy of disposability.

A music program for incarcerated men at Pittsburgh Institution in Canada changes lives and perspectives.

Two African-American half-brothers have been exonerated of rape and murder after more than 30 years behind bars in North Carolina.

I know what “real” prison is like.

The government's practice of monitoring attorney-client communications over prison email systems was on display in two New York cases this summer when prosecutors argued that inmates wanting to speak …

How have wrongful convictions historically been broken down by race?