Maurice Chammah
How Obama Disappointed on the Death Penalty
Two commutations this week was less than many people hoped for.
These Prosecutors Campaigned for Less Jail Time and Won
Reform advocates on the left and right saw the races as proof that the politics of criminal justice are in flux—and they should stay that way, despite Trump's win.
Inmates Explain How They'd Run Prisons
A new report on how Texas prisons can improve is unique: It was written solely by prisoners.
Are Evangelicals Ditching the Death Penalty?
A community once known as a bedrock of support for capital punishment is changing its tune.
Meet the Social Media Editor for America's Prisoners
For up to 100 hours a week, Renea Royster helps prison inmates post on Facebook, meet women, and keep track of fantasy sports, among other projects.
Could Removing Brock Turner’s Judge Hurt Poor and Minority Defendants?
Public defenders say Aaron Persky isn't known for giving whites special treatment and that trying to recall judges who don't punish harshly is bad news for people of color.
Do Public Defenders Spend Less Time on Black Clients?
"Implicit bias" may not affect only judges, cops, and prosecutors, but also the lawyers defending America's poor.
Prison Without Punishment
Germany allows inmates to wear their own clothes, cook their own meals, and have romantic visits. Could that work in the United States?
A Letter to Pope Francis
You are about to enter Philadelphia's largest jail. Here is what you should know.
A Texas Inmate Dreams of Walking to Canada
The imagined journey of Steven Ray Epperson, an inmate in Austin, Texas, who spent his days walking to cope with the boredom of incarceration.
German Prisons Are Kinder, Gentler, and Safer Than the Ones in America
As a recent touring group of US officials found out, German inmates wear their own clothes, cook their own meals, and aren't put in solitary for more than eight hours at a time.