These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation
The movement to reform the criminal justice system is still dominated by men and politicians. This group of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women is changing that.
Sep 26, 2016 / Victoria Law
Letters From the September 26-October 3, 2016, Issue Letters From the September 26-October 3, 2016, Issue
Strength in weekness… Making herstory?… Private pain, public shame… Departure from the norm?… To The Nation, with love…
Sep 8, 2016 / Our Readers
This Week May See the Largest Prison Strike in US History This Week May See the Largest Prison Strike in US History
Across 24 states, inmates are sick of poisoned water, solitary confinement, and forced labor.
Sep 7, 2016 / John Washington
The Obama Administration Continues Pulling Away From Private Prison Companies The Obama Administration Continues Pulling Away From Private Prison Companies
Homeland Security launches a review of private detention centers, weeks after DOJ began closing its own facilities.
Sep 2, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler
Footage of the Largest Gang Raid in NYPD History Reveals the Agency’s Military-Style Tactics Footage of the Largest Gang Raid in NYPD History Reveals the Agency’s Military-Style Tactics
Incoming police commissioner James O’Neill oversaw the arrests.
Sep 1, 2016 / Simon Davis-Cohen
Voters Have Ousted Notorious Florida Prosecutor Angela Corey Voters Have Ousted Notorious Florida Prosecutor Angela Corey
She was known nationally for failing to convict Trayvon Martin’s killer, and for prosecuting Marissa Alexander.
Aug 31, 2016 / Jessica Pishko
Angela Corey’s Forgetful Medical Examiner Angela Corey’s Forgetful Medical Examiner
The state attorney’s office employed a chief medical examiner who may have suffered from dementia—but it won’t reexamine her cases.
Aug 30, 2016 / Jessica Pishko
Why Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden Why Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden
Seth Freed Wessler on the power of independent journalism, Amy Wilentz on Jared Kushner, and Ben Wizner on Edward Snowden.
Aug 25, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Private Prison Companies Are Embracing Alternatives to Incarceration Private Prison Companies Are Embracing Alternatives to Incarceration
They’ve hijacked the language of reform—but for them, it’s still business as usual.
Aug 23, 2016 / Joshua Holland
There’s a Bigger Problem at the Border Than Trump’s Proposed Wall There’s a Bigger Problem at the Border Than Trump’s Proposed Wall
We live in fear of Trump’s plan for the Mexican border—not realizing that much of it already exists.
Aug 23, 2016 / Todd Miller