Commentary
May 10
Let’s Make It Easier for Kids to Visit Incarcerated Parents
Nonprofits in a handful of states provide transportation to help children visit their imprisoned parents. Now New York may revive a state-funded free busing program.
News
May 8
‘Voluntary departure’ applications surge as immigrants decide it’s better to return to their native countries than languish in a detention facility.
Life Inside
May 2
“I wondered if I knew more of their history if I would still view them the same way.”
Commentary
May 1
Police employ lethal violence in response to perceived threats at vastly different rates across the country. Racial bias is just one factor.
News
April 30
Sailor sent to prison for manslaughter then faced court-martial on murder charges.
News
April 29
Outdated or inaccurate charges often linger on people’s records and lead to devastating new stints in jail.
Life Inside
April 25
“It was as though a small part of me died with each execution.”
News
April 25
The Marshall Project reported that some incarcerated parents were losing their children forever. Now one state is acting to prevent the severing of family ties.
News
April 24
In 2018, the number of prisoners hit a nine-year low. But some states are resisting the trend.
The California Experiment
April 23
Effort to cut prison overcrowding puts some jails in crisis.