Coronavirus
November 16
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.
Analysis
November 11
Even in states that have legalized or decriminalized marijuana possession, Black people are still more likely to be arrested for it than White people. These organizers are working to change that.
Feature
November 8
A new lawsuit claims Black Americans with mental illness are being forced into traumatic emergency room stays.
Analysis
November 6
A Nevada state supreme court candidate was one of very few nationwide to run on a message of reform. Most campaigns leaned on “tough on crime” strategy yet again.
Life Inside
November 5
I once surveyed a plot of land for a future prison. Now I live in one.
News
November 5
Unlike many law enforcement unions that endorsed the president, Bureau of Prisons staff argue he's anti-union.
News
November 5
Find out whether voters said yea or nay to legalizing drugs, allowing people on parole to vote and run for office, and more.
News
November 3
Our latest survey of the incarcerated reveals sharp political differences between the incarcerated and the general public, as well as a few areas of consensus.
News
November 2
Some states stop charging copays to encourage COVID-19 care.