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How the U.S. Turned Away From the Death Penalty and Toward ‘Death by Incarceration’

The number of people imprisoned for life continues to climb, even as the overall prison population declines.

Closing Argument • 02.01.2025

Our Prisons in Black and White

The race gap for adults is shrinking. Why is it widening for juveniles?

Justice Lab • 11.18.2015

Converted Cellblocks

The many ways we recycle vacant prisons.

The Lowdown • 01.29.2015

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