He Wouldn't Wear a Mask on a Bus. One Thing Led to Another, and He Ended Up Dying in Jail.
Given the dangers of jails and prisons, the pettiest of crimes can become death sentences.
Given the dangers of jails and prisons, the pettiest of crimes can become death sentences.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s crusade is costing the state huge sums just to try to prosecute thousands of misdemeanor trespassing cases.
A Supreme Court ruling requires due process before sending these people back to jail. That’s not happening in Montgomery County.
In a lawsuit, Marc Crawford's widow says the state refused to give him his prescriptions and his chemotherapy.
One at Rikers, one at a nearby jail barge, marking 12 deaths this year
Formal sentences cover for informal penalties including crowding, poor sanitation, beatings, and rape.
Threatening somebody with prison for refusing a shot is no way to end a pandemic.
Pretrial detention is supposed to be for people deemed dangerous, not people without money.
Thanks to poor management and massive rates of incarceration, people are dying both inside and outside prisons.
Mory Keita was involved in two cases against the government, including an ACLU suit challenging ICE and a case alleging abuse by Butler County Jail guards.
The infection and death rates have surpassed those of the general population.
Bail bond companies fight to protect their industry, while some civil rights groups worry the reforms won't actually reduce pretrial detentions.
This is what it looks like when you get the police involved in public health issues.
Gov. Greg Abbott made the change after a Dallas salon owner was jailed for reopening her salon.
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If officials want to ease the burden of the pandemic behind bars, there are hundreds of thousands of inmates who can help them do it.
Judge Anne Marie Coyle has rejected every emergency attempt to reduce prison populations.
The Cook County jail is the country's largest known single source of new coronavirus infections.
New emergency rules attempt to slow down justice system to keep people apart.
Judges would be given additional leeway to order pretrial detentions.
Another 300 low-level offenders set to be released, but the city’s jails house more than 5,000.
Jail officials urge more and faster releases as the virus spreads between staff and inmates.
Overcrowded jails are ill-prepared for a coronavirus outbreak.
Police departments turn to summons instead of processing people into cells—a change they should keep after this is all over.
One man was arrested because he didn't have enough bus fare to make his court date.
Did Cook County overdo it and let too many dangerous defendants free?
ACLU argues the practice violates the Eighth Amendment.
Body camera videos show a woman being tased into compliance after being placed on suicide watch.
Reformers worry that district attorneys will subvert new rules, but prosecutors worry about those who refuse to show up for court.
The 7th Circuit said the guard is protected by qualified immunity.
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The inmate's death is the most recent in a string of fatalities at the Bexar County Jail.
It's not illegal for inmates to have marijuana, but it's still a felony if they try to smoke it.