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Commentary December 15, 2015
Who is Putting the Most People in Jail? Not New York, Chicago, or LA.
A new tool drills down on hidden incarceration rates.
By Jeremy Travis
Feature September 21, 2015
A Letter to Pope Francis
You are about to enter Philadelphia’s largest jail. Here is what you should know.
By Maurice Chammah
Commentary July 17, 2015
Mayor de Blasio: Tear Down This Jail!
Want to fix Rikers? Close it.
By Neil Barsky
Feature July 2, 2015
California’s Jail-building Boom
What comes after mass incarceration? Local incarceration.
By Anat Rubin
Commentary June 9, 2015
Fixing the Jail Where Kalief Browder was Held
Former corrections chief Martin Horn has some ideas for Rikers Island.
By Martin F. Horn
News April 3, 2015
Where Rape Goes Unnoticed
The Prison Rape Elimination Act is making its way into state prisons, but what about all those county jails?
By Maurice Chammah
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