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Commentary July 19
White America’s Unshakeable Confidence in the Police
A new poll says whites are as confident in the police as ever. How?
By Donovan X. Ramsey
Life Inside July 13
My Friend Killed Himself in an Alabama Prison
A rash of suicides in solitary confinement hits an inmate close to home.
By Anonymous as told to Beth Schwartzapfel
News July 13
We Saw Monsters. She Saw Humans.
Scharlette Holdman, pioneering foe of the death penalty, dies at 70.
By Maurice Chammah
News July 12
Federal Watchdog Finds Mentally Ill Are Stuck in Solitary
A new report contradicts a claim from the Bureau of Prisons.
By Justin George
Commentary July 10
To Be Good Employees, the Formerly Incarcerated Must First Become Bosses
For the incarcerated, personal agency is a deciding factor in success after release.
Marlon Peterson
ViewFinder July 10
Hot Chicken, Fair Chance
At an Ohio eatery, patrons get Nashville-style hot chicken and the formerly-incarcerated get a fair shot at employment.
A Film By Katie Galloway
Life Inside July 6
The Day I Found Out About My Dad's Parole
The teenage son of an incarcerated man braces for news that could bring his father home.
By Tristan Darshan
News July 5
One Bit of Good News for Immigrants in Detention
As a federal program grows, more mentally ill immigrants have access to attorneys.
By Christie Thompson

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