Prisons
The Most Interesting Man in Buzzfeed's Paul Ryan Profile Is Not Paul Ryan
Poverty and the right
DOJ to Attempt to Determine Just How Racist Police Are
Federal grants will be offered for more research.
What You Need To Know About Holder's Drug Sentencing Proposal and the State of America's Prison Population
Attorney general urges U.S. Sentencing Commission to back reduced sentences for some drug offenders
'Sadistic Culture of Brutality and Violence' Alleged at Cook County Jail
A federal report alleged widespread constitutional abuses in 2008
Three New Zealanders Have Spent 2+ Months in Detention in the UAE, Still Uncharged After Drug Bust
Patrick Kennedy can move there if he wants
Solitary Confinement and Its Costs
Our correctional institutions have made ever-increasing use of solitary confinement, a policy that is damaging and potentially catastrophic.
Rand Paul Urges Kentucky Lawmakers To Restore Voting Rights For Felons
Testified before a Kentucky Legislature committee
Norwegian Mass-Murderer Threatens Hunger Strike to Get Playstation 3
Anders Breivik killed 77 people
US Military Urges Karzai Not To Release 65 Prisoners
Some of the detainees are linked to attacks on Americans
Transgender Comic Held in Canadian Men's Prison Moved to Women's Prison
British stand-up comedian overstayed her visa
Eric Holder Calls For State Laws To Be Repealed So Ex-Convicts Can Vote
Says, "These restrictions are not only unnecessary and unjust, they are also counterproductive"
Obama To Sign Initiative To Keep Young Minority Men in School and Out of Jail
Don't get your hopes up, he's not ending the War on Drugs
California Given Two More Years to Fix Prison Overcrowding
This problem has been dragging on for years
American Prisoner in North Korea Worried About His Health
Kenneth Bae moved back into labor camp
Two L.A. Deputies Indicted for Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate
Then wrote reports claiming he attacked them
Jails Signing Inmates Up for Obamacare to Pass Costs to Feds
Supporters argue it helps the criminals and reduces recidivism by giving them health coverage
Exonerations in United States at Highest Point in 25 Years
Prosecutors increasingly willing to reevaluate cases
2013 Was a Banner Year for Letting Innocent People Out of Jail
87 were released from prison in 2013 after proving they didn't do it
Are We "On the Cusp of Getting Bipartisan Prison-Sentencing Reform"?
"Oh, you mean this is real. This isn't something from Vermont."
Obama Administration Has Reportedly Offered To Send Envoy To North Korea To Work on Release of Kenneth Bae
American missionary was sentenced to 15 years hard labor last year
L.A. Sheriff's Department Took $1.6 Million Belonging to Released Inmates
In violation of state guidelines
Guantanamo Parole Board Clears 'Forever Prisoner' for Transfer
Whether he'll actually be returned to Yemen is another question entirely
Last of Fabricated 'Satanic Ritual Abuse' Prisoners Finally Freed
Texas case went back to 1992
CIA Torture Whistleblower to Resume Letters from Prison
Says prison broke promise to let him complete sentence in halfway house
Up to 20,000 Colorado Inmates May Be Behind Bars Past Their Release Dates
Federal lawsuit alleges mass error
Idaho Corrections Department To Take Over Privately-Run Prison
Prison, run by Corrections Corporation of America, has been the subject of lawsuits
Freed Members of Pussy Riot Plan to Start Prisoners Rights Group, Say They Aren't Pussy Riot Anymore
Won't be performing to make a point, or for money, the two said