Mass Incarceration
Can German Prisons Teach America How to Handle Its Most Violent Criminals?
The preventative detention unit at Tegel Prison in Berlin offers a radically different way to approach those felons Americans might call the "worst of the worst."
Why Are So Many Sex Offenders Getting Murdered in California's Prisons?
One inmate says that prison gangs and even guards team up to assault and sometimes kill sex offenders.
We Called a California Inmate to Talk About Illegal Smartphones in Prisons
He broke down how much the devices cost, their availability, how they get in, what they're being used for and the consequences of getting caught with one.
Why Do Female Guards in US Jails Keep Having Sex with Inmates?
We asked a female corrections officer and a longtime prisoner for some perspective on why and how inmates manipulate the people who are supposed to be overseeing them.
Is Texas About to Abandon its Juvenile Justice System?
A new study is expected to result in further cutbacks to the state's juvenile detention facilities, and could even spur lawmakers to abandon their reliance on the system entirely.
The Longest Wrongful Imprisonment in US History Is Over
After serving 39 years for a crime he didn't commit, Ricky Jackson is tasting freedom this weekend.
The Feds Are Trying to Decimate the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
This week, seven members of the powerful race-based prison gang were sentenced for their roles in its culture of violence.
California Just Became the First State to Defelonise Drug Use
The Golden State has been an archetype of the US prison boom since the War on Drugs began, but now it's joining the mass incarceration reform wave.
How One Hip-Hop Video Punctured the US Prison System
It might seem like just another viral clip, but the WorldStar video filmed inside a cell tells us a lot about the incarceration of black men in America.
American Liberals Won’t Let the Death Penalty Die
It might take a Conservative to end capital punishment.
Does Don Draper Want to Legalise Heroin?
Τhe movement to end the drug war just achieved mainstream political cause status.