Feature
July 22
Field trainers "are part of the old guard of the department. They teach the old way of doing things."
Coronavirus
July 16
But not because of COVID-19 releases.
Life Inside
July 9
I’m a Cambodian-American from Long Beach, California. But to a prison system that limits its population categories to “Black,” “White” and “Hispanic,” I’m the race version of a misfit toy.
Life Inside
June 4
Visiting my son in jail for the first time, I know that I cannot protect him. Although he is too young to drink, the criminal justice system regards him as an adult.
Coronavirus
May 27
A county trying to reopen its economy wrestles with a virus outbreak in prison.
Coronavirus
May 26
For many people leaving prison during the pandemic, closed DMVs mean closed doors.
Coronavirus
May 15
A new lawsuit says crowded meals and dorms increase coronavirus risk.
News
May 11
“A judge who deals with prosecutors every day is not going to say, ‘You intentionally discriminated on the basis of race, and you lied about it with pretextual reasons.’”
Coronavirus
April 6
California and New York City are booking hotels so homeless people released from jail don’t accelerate the pandemic.
Coronavirus
March 27
Despite coronavirus, crowding continues inside California’s system.