Meet the Man Leading the Push for More Executions in the U.S.
It’s been a decade since California’s last execution; the state now has 749 people on death row. Many…
To Have and to Hold: Consent and Intimacy for People With Alzheimer’s
There’s a strong cultural distaste for thinking about the elderly engaged in sexual activity, but we must if we’re going to protect an aging population.
Can PTSD Be Linked to Violence?
How morally responsible can we hold Eddie Ray Routh for the death of Chris Kyle?
The End to Race-Based Lockdowns in California Prisons
The legacy of “tough on crime” legislation has historically allowed correctional authorities to conceal and pursue politics that would be illegal anywhere else. Could that finally be changing?
Can Proposition 47 Solve California’s Problem With Mass Incarceration?
Reducing penalties for low-level felonies could be the next step in rolling back draconian sentencing laws and addressing the criminal justice system’s long legacy of racism.
Building Better Prisons: Can an Architect Change the Way People Think About Incarceration?
Raphael Sperry is leading a movement to keep architects and designers from working on spaces designed for solitary confinement and execution.
Punished for Being Poor: The Problem With Using Big Data in the Justice System
Correctional departments use data-driven analyses because they're easier and cheaper than individual assessments. But at what cost?
Caring for the Condemned: Does It Make Sense to Treat the Mental Health of Someone Facing Execution?
How the new mental health facility for California’s death row inmates reflects our nation’s ongoing ambivalence about the death penalty.