Can the Golden State Warriors Save Oakland? Can the Golden State Warriors Save Oakland?
The Warriors will miss this year's NBA playoffs, but they can still be winners by reaching out to at-risk youth in Oakland.
Apr 21, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin
Rehabilitation, Resurrected Rehabilitation, Resurrected
This year nearly 700,000 inmates in US prisons will be granted their freedom. And in a rare act of bipartisanship, a new law provides millions to rehabilitate them.
Apr 18, 2008 / Feature / David Cole
Locked Up in Limbo Locked Up in Limbo
In California, sex offenders face the specter of incarceration without end.
Dec 13, 2007 / Laura Mansnerus
Locked Up in New Orleans Locked Up in New Orleans
In response to a crime wave, police are imprisoning a record number of nonviolent offenders.
Aug 23, 2007 / Feature / Robin Templeton
Stars and Bars Stars and Bars
How did the American criminal justice system go so wrong?
Aug 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Pardon Whom? Pardon Whom?
Dear George Bush: Don't stop with Scooter Libby. Why not go all the way and pardon everyone unfairly held behind bars?
Jul 12, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Sounds of Silence The Sounds of Silence
Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.
Jan 29, 2007 / Walter Mosley
Incarceration Nation Incarceration Nation
America now leads the world in the number of people behind bars. But hope is emerging that state governments and the courts will seek to hold back the hand of the carceral state.
Jan 5, 2007 / Feature / Silja J.A. Talvi
Generation Lockdown Generation Lockdown
California's juvenile justice system is broken everywhere you look. An ambitious plan for reform could bring much-needed improvements, but does it go far enough?
Jun 25, 2006 / Feature / Mark Sorkin
‘They Deserve It’ ‘They Deserve It’
Prison rape is not a dirty joke; it's one of the most frequent and widespread human rights abuses in America.