‘We’re Basically Guessing on These Cases’: Louisiana’s Disastrous Resentencing Hearings ‘We’re Basically Guessing on These Cases’: Louisiana’s Disastrous Resentencing Hearings
SCOTUS has required the reconsideration of hundreds of sentences that put kids in prison for life.
Dec 22, 2017 / Jessica Pishko
Keep the Fight Against Trump Alive With a Generous Donation This Holiday Season Keep the Fight Against Trump Alive With a Generous Donation This Holiday Season
These organizations are fighting the pernicious effects of his administration. Now’s the time to give them a boost.
Dec 21, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians
If it passes, the measure will automatically re-enfranchise most felons after their sentences are complete.
Dec 20, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky
Under Trump, the Private-Prison Boom Shows No Sign of Slowing Under Trump, the Private-Prison Boom Shows No Sign of Slowing
A conversation with Lauren-Brooke Eisen on her new book on private prisons and the long shadow of mass incarceration.
Dec 14, 2017 / John Washington
An HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Staged a 7-Day Hunger Strike in an ICE Detention Facility An HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Staged a 7-Day Hunger Strike in an ICE Detention Facility
Protesting prolonged detention, substandard medical care, and parole denial, Jesus Rodriguez Mendoza may soon stop eating again.
Dec 12, 2017 / John Washington
Our Prison Population Is Getting Older and Older Our Prison Population Is Getting Older and Older
Could programs like compassionate release provide refuge from a criminal-justice system run amok?
Dec 11, 2017 / Michelle Chen
It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration
Locking up more and more people for longer and longer won’t make us safer.
Dec 11, 2017 / Brave New Films
US Tax Dollars Must Not Be Used to Detain Palestinian Children US Tax Dollars Must Not Be Used to Detain Palestinian Children
It’s time to stand up for the human rights of Palestinian children who are mistreated and abused in the Israeli-military detention system.
Dec 11, 2017 / Betty McCollum
WNBA MVP Maya Moore Takes on the Criminal-Justice System WNBA MVP Maya Moore Takes on the Criminal-Justice System
One of the all-time greats is using her platform to shed light on mass incarceration.
Dec 6, 2017 / Dave Zirin
What We Can Learn From Art Painted Inside Guantánamo What We Can Learn From Art Painted Inside Guantánamo
A New York exhibition gives a rare glimpse into America’s most controversial prison.
Dec 4, 2017 / Erin L. Thompson