When trying to help gets you fired: For some cops, offering a hand could mean losing your job ~misc Article 744 words 13 votes
The victims who don't count: Seven states ban victim aid to people with criminal records ~misc Link 12 votes
South Carolina officials won’t evacuate prison ahead of Hurricane Florence ~enviro Article 410 words 13 votes
When just being near alcohol lands you in jail: An antiquated law in Virginia targets “habitual drunkards” ~life Article 1223 words 10 votes
US inmates claim retaliation by prison officials as result of multi-state strike ~life work Article 891 words, published Aug 31 2018 23 votes
Major prison strike spreads across US and Canada as inmates refuse food ~news usa canada Article 676 words 19 votes
Prisoners striking in seventeen US states over prison conditions ~news usa Article 291 words, published Aug 18 2018 18 votes
US judge bars statements made by Guantánamo detainees during FBI interrogations ~news usa Article 1000 words 9 votes
For two decades, defending death row inmates ~life work Article 1561 words, published Apr 8 2011 5 votes
Manhunt underway after notorious French gangster Rédoine Faïd breaks free from jail in dramatic helicopter escape ~news france crime Article 150 words 8 votes
Did you ever go to jail or prison what was it like? ~talk Ask (survey) I never been to prison myself, but I would really want to hear from people who have. 7 votes
US Federal prisons abruptly cancel policy that made it harder, costlier for inmates to get books ~books libraries.prison Article 1288 words 5 votes