As the pandemic worsened inside federal prisons, officials granted fewer releases.

Judges, prosecutors and sheriffs in many states sent people home instead of to jail last year, but new data suggests the change is not lasting.

In fiscal year 2020, border encounters dropped by half while rescue rates doubled. Experts and humanitarian groups point to a Trump-era policy that continues today.

Our reporting shows that in at least 49 states, plus Washington, D.C., foster care officials obtain federal benefits intended for children in their care.

It’s the first time in years the highest court allowed such a suit to proceed. The ruling suggests it is reconsidering protections for officers who cause harm.

The new ruling could worsen existing racial disparities in states that condemn teens to die in prison.

“There is a whole wave of attacking elderly people in different ways," one New York legislator says.

A COVID-strained social safety net. Entrenched distrust between cops and communities of color. "2020 was a tinderbox."

Citing the protections of the First Amendment, prosecutors often use other charges as a workaround to go after members of hate groups.

Guards smuggle in most contraband, people who live in or work at prisons say.