As Hurricane Florence Approaches, One South Carolina Inmate Says ‘Prisoners Are Extremely Nervous’ About Their Safety
Pacific Standard spoke with an inmate in Lee Correctional Institution as he and other prisoners prepared for the storm.
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What Advocates Are Saying About South Carolina’s Refusal to Evacuate Prisoners in Hurricane Florence’s Path
Prisoners in the hurricane's path will not be evacuated—and many are outraged.
Hurricane Florence’s Hidden Dangers
Some of the storm's risks are not so obvious, from rivers of toxic waste to unevacuated prisons.
Protesters Occupy the Entrance to a Private Prison Company’s Headquarters in Tennessee
Dozens of protesters on Monday shut down the Nashville, Tennessee, entrance to the headquarters of CoreCivic, a private prison company whose government contracts include immigrant detention.
Are Prison Commissaries Fair?
Prisons and jails charge inmates substantial portions of their annual wages for basic necessities.
A Harvard Sociologist Breaks Down the Moral Failures Plaguing the U.S. Prison System
Harvard University sociologist Bruce Western weighs in on the role of prisons in perpetuating human vulnerability.
How to Organize a Prison Strike
Organizers inside and outside of the penitentiary walls are teaming up—and getting creative—to fight for reform.
Thousands of Privately Owned Companies Are Profiting From the U.S. Prison System
A report released by the Corrections Accountability Project this week exposes over 3,100 corporations—including over 2,500 privately traded companies—that profit from the U.S. prison system.
Since We Last Spoke: California Bans Mandatory Life Sentences Without the Possibility of Parole for Juvenile
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
Over a Quarter of Americans Believe Their Local Justice System Is Unfair
A new poll from the MacArthur Foundation finds most Americans' sentiments about the justice system are at odds with the Trump administration's punitive policies.