In 1883, Francis Galton coined the term “eugenics” to mean, “the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the...

How involuntary solitary confinement infringes upon the rights of incarcerated LGBTQ+ individuals With homophobia and transphobia deeply...

On election day in 2020, the Cook County Jail was busy. Individuals in the jail who retained their ability to vote were able to cast...

In August 2020, Daniel Martin exited through the front doors of the Cordova Center, a residential reentry center (RRC) in Anchorage,...

James Forman Jr. is a professor at Yale Law School. He teaches and writes about criminal law policy, constitutional law, juvenile...

Today, as the temperatures drop in Nashville, people experiencing homelessness in the city may find themselves retiring to a jail to...

A battle for the best reputation may not be the only duel Los Angeles and San Francisco have in the comings months. As San Francisco...

With more than 2.3 million Americans currently in prison, it’s no secret that our country has a massive and flawed system of...

New York is the fourth largest state in the nation with approximately 20 million residents spread throughout the state. 43% of New...

Scientific advancement has often upended long-cherished human beliefs. In the 17th century, the discovery that the Earth was not in fact...

Nicole Fortier is a Counsel in the Justice Program at the NYU School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice. At the Brennan Center Ms....

In the words of Bitch writer Victoria Law, “Imagine a woman actively in labor. Now, imagine her handcuffed. Attached to those handcuffs...

Mass incarceration has found a comfortable home in the underbelly of American life. It slips through the cracks of democratic oversight...

By Yidi Wu Seven months after the Sandy Hook shootings in Newtown, CT, Obama encouraged citizens to speak up – not just about gun...

Last spring, I opened an article I’d written on America’s prison system with what I thought was a particularly jolting lead about a...