American Missionary Kenneth Bae Languishes in a Pyongyang Prison American Missionary Kenneth Bae Languishes in a Pyongyang Prison
Resolving this injustice could open doors for diplomacy between the US and North Korea.
Feb 25, 2014 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and Grace Ji-Sun Kim
New York Just Became the Largest State to Ban Solitary Confinement for Inmates Under 18 New York Just Became the Largest State to Ban Solitary Confinement for Inmates Under 18
The agreement also includes a ban on the use of solitary confinement to discipline pregnant inmates.
Feb 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
An Open Letter to President Obama: Close Guantánamo Bay An Open Letter to President Obama: Close Guantánamo Bay
Prominent lawyers from Obama's home state of Illinois urge the president to shutter the infamous, illegal prison.
Feb 12, 2014 / Abner Mikva, James Thompson, and Scott Turow
For Pussy Riot Members, No More Taking Freedom for Granted For Pussy Riot Members, No More Taking Freedom for Granted
They are using their fame, however sudden and unexpected, to champion prison reform in Russia, the United States and around the world.
Feb 11, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Skip Meals or Go to Jail? How the For-Profit Probation Industry Preys on the Poor Skip Meals or Go to Jail? How the For-Profit Probation Industry Preys on the Poor
Human Rights Watch finds that private probation companies are fostering a new form of debtors’ prisons.
Feb 6, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners
Industrial rock band Skinny Puppy doesn't want its music to be used "as a weapon."
Feb 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax
A civil rights attorney reports from the belly of the post-9/11 justice system.
Jan 30, 2014 / Pardiss Kebriaei
Five Years Ago, Obama Pledged to End Torture. He Still Hasn’t. Five Years Ago, Obama Pledged to End Torture. He Still Hasn’t.
Waterboarding may have ended, but the US continues to torture terrorism suspects in American prisons.
Jan 22, 2014 / Sally Eberhardt and Jeanne Theoharis
On Mass Incarceration, Does Chris Christie Agree With Mumia Abu-Jamal? On Mass Incarceration, Does Chris Christie Agree With Mumia Abu-Jamal?
One of the country’s most visible conservative politicians has provided an opening to talk about one of the most pressing social justice issues of our time.
Jan 22, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Trans Activist CeCe McDonald Was Released From Prison Today Trans Activist CeCe McDonald Was Released From Prison Today
The transgender woman and activist served nineteen months of a forty-one-month sentence.
Jan 13, 2014 / Steven Hsieh