Too often, public officials have the final say on how much the public knows about what happens in America's jails
Two ex-inmates are trying to bring higher education to the incarcerated, one maximum security facility at a time
In the exclusive Vidocq Society, law enforcement officials crack each other's toughest cases over a gourmet meal
Despite government reforms, several states continue to disenfranchise former prisoners -- many of them men of color
Medicine man Francis Nez is accused of sexually abusing members of his own family. He's not the first
States are applying punishments to juveniles normally reserved for adult sex offenders -- with grave consequences
The city's crime rate continues to plummet -- except in its public parks
Across the country, family members of murder victims have come out against capital punishment
Gang membership is up 40 percent from 2009, with sex trafficking playing a significant role in expansion
The Supreme Court's decision to ban mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder is not enough
States across the country are reconsidering three-strikes laws, particularly for low-level drug crimes
A tale of the ‘invisibles’
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