As Nevada clears way for ex-felons to vote, most other states still require restitution and fee payments for eligibility ~news usa.nv politics Article 560 words 12 votes
‘I think it’s a cap gun,’ the police officer said. He opened fire on an eighth-grader moments later. The district attorney decided not to file charges. ~news usa.ok.oklahoma city Article 2197 words 8 votes
In an apparent first, genetic genealogy aids a wrongful conviction case ~tech Article 1938 words, published Jul 16 2019 9 votes
Fearing for his life: Ramsey Orta filmed the killing of Eric Garner, so the police punished him ~life Article 6768 words, published Mar 13 2019 11 votes
Fire at notorious Brooklyn federal jail as NYC enters heat wave ~news usa.ny.nyc Article 487 words 4 votes
California's out-of-date jails face inmate deaths and construction delays ~news usa.ca Article 3891 words 7 votes
Rikers Island dilemma: Stop taking addiction meds, or stay behind bars ~health Article 2524 words 4 votes
Florida's governor limits the voting rights of former felons ~news usa.fl politics Article 456 words 7 votes
We thought our prison strike was a success. Then came the officers in riot gear. ~life Article 1320 words 14 votes
Prisons are banning books that teach prisoners how to code ~books libraries.prison Article 903 words 8 votes
Indefinite solitary confinement in New York is finally put to the test ~life Article 1336 words 12 votes
I told prison guards I have celiac disease. They fed me gluten anyway ~health Article 1075 words 21 votes
Solitary voices: Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary sonfinement in ICE detention ~life Article 4057 words 8 votes
What's the future of voting rights for former felons in Florida? ~misc politics Article 1111 words 11 votes
Is prison necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore might change your mind. ~life Article 7886 words, published Apr 17 2019 20 votes
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton’s strange quest to execute an intellectually disabled man ~life Article 1039 words, published Nov 14 2018 6 votes
Confusion clouds restoration of Florida felons’ voting rights ~news usa.fl law.constitutional Article 842 words 11 votes
What role should victim impact statements play in Canadian courts? ~life Article 815 words, published Oct 26 2018 5 votes
Payback: Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and his crew tortured false confessions out of hundreds of black men. Decades later, the survivors fought for reparations. ~life Article 7006 words 9 votes
Wisconsin indicts an unknown man based on his DNA recovered from a licked stamp ~science Article 1378 words 6 votes
Cops with military experience up to three times more likely to shoot than non-veterans, according to new study of Dallas Police Department ~life Article 465 words 8 votes
Will Florida’s ex-felons finally regain the right to vote? A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million citizens. ~news usa.fl politics law.constitutional Article 6461 words, published Sep 26 2018 21 votes
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
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 Article 891 words, published Aug 31 2018 23 votes
Prisoners striking in seventeen US states over prison conditions ~news usa Article 291 words, published Aug 18 2018 18 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