The Outcast at the Gate
After a child molester has been set free, where does he go—and how can society ensure that he never strikes again? One program's answer flies against our every instinct: Welcome him back.
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A New Film Challenges Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Courts Controversy
Meryl and Susan Goldsmith’s documentary, The Syndrome, has been boycotted and protested against for its portrayal of SBS as outdated science.
The Children of the Prison Boom
Some argue that taking parents who have committed a crime out of the family might be good for children, but the data is in. It’s not.
From Our Prison to Your Dinner Table
At America's strangest workplace, laborers are making toys for kids, picking grapes for wineries, and farming tilapia for Whole Foods—all for $1.50 an hour.
Welcoming Back the Child Molesters
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to print and digital magazine subscribers.
Will ‘DNA Phenotyping’ Lead to Racial Profiling by Police?
Bioethicists, geneticists, attorneys, and cops weigh the pros and cons of a radical new science.
Why Juvenile Justice Should Start—and Stay—at Home
Texas A&M researchers explain how community-based programs rehabilitate juvenile offenders better, and for less money, than correctional facilities.
Public Defenders: Heroes, but Human
The debate about how to alleviate excessive caseloads continues.
Tracking Down the Owner of Seattle’s Latest Foot Discovery
Fifteen feet have washed up on the shores of the Pacific Northwest in the past decade. Why have they been so vexingly hard to identify?
