Federal Prisoners With Mental Illness May Spend Years in Solitary Confinement
A new report spotlights one case in which an inmate spent 19 years in a "Restrictive Housing Unit."
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To Mobilize Criminal Justice Reform, Appeal to the Public’s Self-Interest
Highlighting racial disparities may be less effective, a new study finds.
These Four Maps Show Inmates Don’t Always Drive Prison Costs
A new report finds that a drop in the prison population doesn't necessarily mean a drop in prison costs.
Public Crime Registries Rarely Work, So Why Do They Continue to Grow?
What started as a system to track sex-offenders has turned into a labyrinthine way of keeping surveillance on former convicts.
Private Prisons Are Back in Business
A memo from Attorney General Jeff Sessions alludes to a potential federal prison population boom.
‘There’s Peace of Mind Out Here’
In the small coastal town of Mendocino, California, inmates spend hours picking grapes under the sun—and many welcome the break from jail.
When Psychologists Become Wardens
Psychologists have worked in jails and prisons for decades. Maybe they should be running them.
The Other Prison Health Crisis
Hepatitis C is common behind bars, but sick prisoners aren’t getting treatment.