Mass Incarceration
Trans Woman Wins $100K Settlement After Reporting Brutal Rape in a Men's Prison
LeslieAnn Manning says she was raped by another inmate in 2013. Five years later, she won a historic sum from the state — but she's still locked up in a men's facility.
Michael K. Williams Meets Kids Swept Up in America's Prison Pipeline
The actor investigates the juvenile justice system on the season premiere of 'VICE' on HBO.
I Was Locked Away from My Children for 14 Months Because I Couldn't Make Bail
Because I couldn't afford to pay $250,000 in bail, I had to languish behind bars for over a year while awaiting trial—without being convicted of a crime.
Larry Krasner is trying to transform criminal justice in Philadelphia
A wave of reform-minded district attorneys have been elected across the country, but Philadelphia's Larry Krasner might be the most unlikely of them all.
We Can't Fight Rape Culture Without Fighting Mass Incarceration
Incarcerated people are the population most at risk of sexual violence — but their concerns are largely missing from our current cultural moment of reckoning.
Meek Mill Is Getting Screwed
The Philly rapper's continued legal troubles are a dangerous fallacy and a reminder of a historically unjust legal system in America.
How Inmates Play Tabletop RPGs in Prisons Where Dice Are Contraband
In correctional facilities across America, inmates cluster around tables in the common room to play games like Dungeons & Dragons. And they do it without dice.
I Had a Secret Vegetable Garden in Prison and It Was Awesome
We weren't actually allowed to garden, but that didn't stop us from doing it.
Jeff Sessions might bring back the war on drugs with harsher sentences for low-level offenders
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made no secret of his desire to revitalize the U.S. war on drugs, and new reports indicate he intends to begin by reinstituting harsher sentences for low-level offenders.
Rikers Corrections Officer Accused of Raping Inmates for Years to Stand Trial
Two women who say they were repeatedly raped by officer Benny Santiago have reached a settlement with the city of New York—but they have not dropped their allegations against the man they say sexually abused them.
Jeff Sessions is quietly preparing to double down on mass incarceration
While still short on specific policy changes, Sessions has made it clear that he plans to crack down on drugs and immigration while resuscitating the harsh sentencing laws that have given the United States the world’s highest incarceration rate.