Election 2020
April 8
The candidates who vied with Joe Biden to challenge President Trump in November—including Kamala Harris—staked out positions on bail reform, marijuana, immigration and more. Here’s where they stood.
The Lowdown
September 12, 2019
The vast majority of prisoners are held in publicly run prisons. But the private sector affects their incarceration in different ways.
News
September 10, 2019
Most states give money to people leaving prison. But some formerly incarcerated people say it's often not enough to meet their basic needs.
Looking Back
August 19, 2019
A Nebraska couple fighting to marry behind bars wouldn’t be the first: Three decades ago, two prisoners took their bid to marry all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
News
July 16, 2019
An Idaho man falsely confessed to a 1996 rape and murder.