A re-entry program that quarantined people with possible COVID-19 exposure endangered their lives and reproduced the prison conditions they left behind.
Incarceration
Posted inLaw and Justice
Physical Mail Could Be Eliminated at Federal Prisons
A pilot program initiated under Trump converts mail to electronic scans. Biden hasn’t reversed it, and critics call it abusive and harmful to inmates and families.
Posted inFirst 100
Biden’s Executive Actions Just Scratch the Surface
Implementing Congressional laws is massively important to make progress, and Biden has the ability to go further.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Views They Cannot See
The Photo Requests From Solitary project, and its installation at Eastern State Penitentiary, puts a human face on prison policy.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Deported Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Fear for Their Lives
Those sent back to Cameroon on October 13 had their papers confiscated, and at least two have been arrested.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Difficult Road to the Franchise in Florida
Returning citizens who want their voting rights reinstated face expensive, time-consuming hurdles. Two men tell their stories.
Posted inPolitics
Policing Is on the Ballot in Maricopa County
The two women running for top prosecutor in Arizona’s largest county must confront its history of racial animus and police violence.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Prisons’ Pandemic Response: Throw the Infected Into the Hole
Advocates worry that the increased use of solitary confinement will be difficult to reverse.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What Price Cashless Bail?
A referendum on the California ballot will abolish cash bail but increase preventive detention—splitting state progressives into pro and con camps.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Florida’s Voter Suppression Obsession
Republicans continue to deploy cynical, aggressive maneuvers to prevent returning citizens from voting.
