Ignoring Mental Health Is a Crime Ignoring Mental Health Is a Crime
Prisons aren’t the answer to our mental health crisis.
Oct 2, 2024 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez
How a Probation Violation Turns Into Indefinite Jail Time How a Probation Violation Turns Into Indefinite Jail Time
Probation detainers are forcing tens of thousands of people to remain in jail indefinitely.
Sep 9, 2024 / Feature / Katie Rose Quandt
Air Conditioners Can Only Do So Much for Those Behind Bars Air Conditioners Can Only Do So Much for Those Behind Bars
Extreme heat has long been a concern for incarcerated pregnant women and those behind bars with underlying health conditions.
Aug 30, 2024 / Victoria Law
'Little Guantánamo' Gets Bigger 'Little Guantánamo' Gets Bigger
Two secretive prison units that used to almost exclusively house people said to be connected to terrorism have expanded by nearly 80 percent in 15 years, and a new unit is on the ...
Aug 19, 2024 / Investigation / Nausheen Husain, Aly Panjwani, and Haley Moreland
Gavin Newsom Is Creating a Disaster for Unhoused People Gavin Newsom Is Creating a Disaster for Unhoused People
The governor’s order to sweep California’s encampments will please his constituents—and perpetuate the homelessness crisis.
Aug 1, 2024 / Piper French
Will Leonard Peltier Die In Prison? Will Leonard Peltier Die In Prison?
After being denied parole yet again, one of America’s longest-serving political prisoners is running out of options.
Jul 29, 2024 / Sarah Baum
Prison Innovations Prison Innovations
Writer James Kilgore and information artist Vic Liu demonstrate the improvisations and ingenuities that allow incarcerated people to experience some small human comforts.
Jul 22, 2024 / James Kilgore and Vic Liu
The Scorching Temperatures Are Turning Prison Cells Into Furnaces The Scorching Temperatures Are Turning Prison Cells Into Furnaces
As the death toll due to extreme heat rises, incarcerated people are concerned that their cells could become their coffins.
Jul 15, 2024 / Victoria Law
Muslim Women Are Having Their Hijabs Torn Off by Police All Over America Muslim Women Are Having Their Hijabs Torn Off by Police All Over America
Women across the country are having their civil rights blatantly violated while in police custody.
Jun 24, 2024 / Saliha Bayrak
The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., 1928–2024 The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., 1928–2024
The “greatest teacher of nonviolence in America” was a mentor to generations of activists, from Martin Luther King Jr. to today’s union organizers and immigrant rights campaigners...
Jun 13, 2024 / Obituary / Peter Dreier