Prison Reform

Fighting for the Right To Sleep in Prison

Michelle Pitcher / Texas Observer Jul 9, 2024 Michael Garrett sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice more than a decade ago, and he’s working from inside to keep the case alive. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The ISIS Prison Camps the World Forgot

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Nov 6, 2023 Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

It’s Like Being Baked in a Concrete Oven

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Jul 17, 2023 During record-breaking heat, prisons without air-conditioning can kill inmates and staff. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We’re Winding Down the War on Weed — But Not Fast Enough

Tana Ganeva Mar 14, 2020 The president can’t pardon everyone in prison for marijuana convictions. We need clemency commissions. Lots of them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years for Sexual Assaults

MICHAEL R. SISAK, TOM HAYS and JENNIFER PELTZ / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 The disgraced movie mogul says in court that he's "totally confused" by rape accusations and #MeToo movement. He faced up to 29 years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Voices From America’s Brutal Prisons

Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein / Los Angeles Review of Books Mar 8, 2020 “Prison Truth,” underlines the importance of inmates telling their own stories. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Time for a Referendum on America’s Criminal Injustice System

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 2, 2020 The Los Angeles primary contest for the local district attorney post taps into a national movement to reform local prosecutors' offices. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Assange Was Offered U.S. Pardon if He Cleared Russia, His Lawyer Says

The Associated Press Feb 19, 2020 Wikileaks founder will claim former Rep. Rohrabacher did so at behest of Trump in 2017 visit; president denies report through spokeswoman. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Greatest Threat to the Prison-Industrial Complex

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 24, 2020 "College Behind Bars" director Lynn Novick and former inmate Jule Hall examine how prison education can be used to combat recidivism. Dig deeper ( 40 Min. Read )

Brazil’s Lula Vows to Make Life ‘Hell’ for Bolsonaro Government

MAURICIO SAVARESE and DIANE JEANTET / The Associated Press Nov 23, 2019 The ex-president, out of jail for charges he disputes, says at Workers' Party event he is more willing than ever to fight for the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Tragic Crash, but Was It Murder?

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Nov 5, 2019 A black Idaho man is accused of purposefully causing a collision that killed a woman in a case with racial undertones. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Felicity Huffman Starts Serving Prison Time in College Scam

JOCELYN GECKER / The Associated Press Oct 15, 2019 The actress reports to a low-security facility in Dublin, California, for her two-week sentence in the college admissions scandal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )