Feature
August 13
In rural communities, fatal police shootings have occurred at high rates, without the attention (and protests) that urban shootings have drawn.
Life Inside
August 12
While Corey Devon Arthur was quarantining, people in the unit got tablets equipped with telephone apps. “If we all had the option to use a phone app, the value of violence would plunge,” he writes.
Inside Out
August 12
Prison suicides have been rising for years. Experts fear the pandemic has made it worse.
News
August 10
Three years after the First Step Act required the Bureau of Prisons to treat more people with medications for opioid addiction, only a tiny fraction are receiving them.
News and Awards
August 5
Chavis will expand reporting on juvenile justice and other criminal justice issues.
Coronavirus
July 30
As COVID-19 spread earlier this year, prison facilities across the country suspended visits from family and lawyers. Several months into the pandemic, some states are easing those restrictions. We’re rounding up the changes as they occur.
Life Inside
July 29
This spring, a judge ruled that the healthcare at the Louisiana State Penitentiary violated prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights. Lois Ratcliff tells the horrifying story of her son Farrell’s decline and death.
Inside Out
July 22
In Michigan, getting dental care can take months, even years.
Death Sentences
July 16
The case of Rodney Reed — whose innocence claims were championed by the reality TV star — raises questions about celebrities’ role in the criminal justice system.
Life Inside
July 15
His disrespectful classroom antics could have sparked a fight. But as a former “hard case” myself, I was determined to help him.