Go Directly to Jail—And Then Stay There: How the Misuse of Jails Is Fueling America's Overincarceration
People "are held in jail simply because they are too poor to pay what it costs to get out."
People "are held in jail simply because they are too poor to pay what it costs to get out."
A federal report alleged widespread constitutional abuses in 2008
Says it's become a "first resort"
Man spent 58 days in jail on another man's charges; city argues he should've spoken up
Innocence clinic pushing to have him released
Not the first one from the jail to do so
Five other women step forward according to attorney
Accused of killing son, but no evidence other than testimony of detective whose honesty is in doubt
Crips wouldn't let a Dominican gang use a hot plate to make grilled cheese sandwiches
Has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit
Up to 9,000 could benefit
Seeking to get the $500,000 bail over a joke made on Facebook reduced
Suspected of up to three homicides
Say it would help search for unidentified suspects
Training, oversight and lots of video surveillance
Jailhouse refrigerator raids are about to become more common
Thrilled, in fact, that the same system that made the mistake was able to correct it
One fired, the other resigned, after an investigation into illicit contact