Prisons

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.

Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is set to sign into law a bill critics say will trample the free speech rights of prisoners.

"Even though I've been called every name in the book by my prosecutor, former US Attorney Christopher Christie, and labeled as the 25-year-old ‘mastermind’ who deserved to serve a …

“OverCriminalized” tackles how police handle mental health, substance abuse and homelessness.

Colleges are staging areas for economic success and personal prosperity. They should not create new barriers to entry.

Women still behind bars have contributed to the fight for reproductive justice.

The state allegedly violated requirements to separate foster children from adult inmates in prison or other secure detention.