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Louisiana Rep. Delisha Boyd, a Black woman wearing glasses and a black dress, speaks into a mic while standing in front of a podium. Two Black men wearing suits stand in the background.
Closing Argument June 21
These States Are Debating Castration for Sex Crimes. Experts Call It Cruel and Pointless.
Critics say there’s no evidence that castration prevents future sex offenses. Yet several states are weighing such measures.
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A photo shows a line of police officers standing on a corner while wearing riot gear and holding batons.
News March 12
Trump Is Backing Away From Police Reform. Here’s What That Means for 12 Places.
The administration appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil rights violations.
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An illustration shows the back of a prisoner being surrounded by several screaming individuals coming out of floating news screens. In the background, there is a distant prison.
Life Inside December 16, 2022
Despite Sensationalist Media Coverage, the Famous People at My Prison Aren’t in Any Special Danger
Celebrities get a lot of attention on both sides of the wall. But ultimately, we are all the same: warehoused property.
By Anthony Accurso as told to
ViewFinder September 17, 2017
Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry
A young mother struggles with life on the sex offender registry.
David Feige
Life Inside February 18, 2016
I Married a Sex Offender
Life, restricted.
By gretchen as told to
News December 18, 2015
Rape is Rape, Isn’t It?
It depends on who is counting, and what they count.
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News November 11, 2015
What’s In a Date?
For registered sex offenders in California, quite a lot.
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Q&A September 18, 2015
‘Sex is Not a Service’
A former prostitute makes the case for busting johns.
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Molly Shattuck, center in striped shirt, leaves the Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown, Del., in June, after pleading guilty to raping a 15-year-old boy.
The Lowdown August 28, 2015
Weekends in Jail for Rape?
Why people get sentenced to “weekend jail.”
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Bill Cosby speaking at a university in Washington, D.C. in 2006.
News July 7, 2015
Cosby in Context
Seven facts about rape.
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