America’s Secret Afghan Prisons America’s Secret Afghan Prisons
Villagers and human rights officials accuse the United States military of torturing suspects in hidden detention centers.
Jan 28, 2010 / Feature / Anand Gopal
Immigrant Deaths Covered Up Immigrant Deaths Covered Up
Monday, January 11, marks eight years since the Bush administration transferred the first prisoners to the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay. Ever since, human right...
Jan 12, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Pregnant, in Prison and Denied Care Pregnant, in Prison and Denied Care
Incarcerated women have achieved a string of victories against inhumane treatment in childbirth. But what about access to healthcare for all pregnant women in prison, not just thos...
Dec 10, 2009 / Feature / Rachel Roth
Absolutely No Excuse Absolutely No Excuse
It is manifestly barbarous that children should be tossed into jail for life.
Nov 19, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Stalling Justice Stalling Justice
Would Illinois rather keep an innocent man behind bars than admit a mistake?
Nov 4, 2009 / The Editors
Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration
Come out of the closet about your drug use; hire a formerly incarcerated person; vote for politicians who are smart on crime.
Oct 28, 2009 / The Nation
Waste Behind Bars Waste Behind Bars
Will the recession bring the justice-system reforms that progressives have long supported?
Jun 25, 2009 / Feature / Ari Melber
The Prison Dilemma: Getting Past the Punitive Turn The Prison Dilemma: Getting Past the Punitive Turn
Anne-Marie Cusac examines the punitive turn in the criminal justice system.
Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Perkinson
The War Against the ‘War on Drugs’ The War Against the ‘War on Drugs’
Economic necessity and shifting mores are changing the nation's approach to incarceration.
Jun 17, 2009 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Dead Souls Dead Souls
Life sentences without possibility of parole contribute to the ever-expanding gulag of our criminal justice system.
Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn