Private Immigration Prisons Are Raking In Taxpayer Dollars Under Trump
Dec 27, 2018 A damning new report reveals the industry pulled down $800 million in 2018 alone.
Is America ‘Civilized’? Not as Long as It Sanctions the Death Penalty
Oct 24, 2018 The ongoing support of capital punishment belies this country’s claim to having moved past the primitive stage of human development.
The Homeless and the Indigent Are People, Too
Oct 2, 2018 A powerful new play at Hollywood's Hudson Guild Theater explores the lives of some of our most neglected and misunderstood communities.
Private Prisons Rake In Millions Detaining Immigrants
Oct 2, 2018 As The New York Times reports, some do so with little regard for inmates’ welfare and safety.
How America Came to Have the World’s Biggest Prison Population
Sep 28, 2018 In this week's episode, Japanese-American public defender Jeff Adachi tells how his family's past affects his present and reveals why he withdrew his support of California's new bail law.
Lying With a Straight Face
Sep 3, 2018 Wrongly convicted prisoners assert their innocence, and research backs them up, yet some politicians and law enforcement officials continue to propagate lies and prop up an unjust system.
Rot and Rehabilitation in the American Penal System
Jul 13, 2018 Rachel Kushner's new novel set in a women's prison brims with morally tainted characters who are also victims of repressive and dehumanizing incarceration.
Drug Policy From the Precinct
Feb 14, 2018 Jeff Kaufman joined the New York Police Department in 1980 because he wanted to serve his community. He left six years later because the state’s drug laws made that impossible.
Atlanta Just Took a Major Step to Reform Its Inhumane Bail System
Feb 7, 2018 "The city jails are filled with people charged with misdemeanors only because they cannot pay," says a human rights lawyer. A proposal unanimously approved by the City Council will let people out on their own recognizance.
Missouri Governor Stays Execution With Only Hours to Spare
Aug 22, 2017 Gov. Greitens issued a stay of execution after Williams' attorneys cited DNA evidence found on the murder weapon belonging to an unknown person.
