Mass Incarceration

More Incarcerated Women than Men Report Mental Health Problems

Federal Court Rules Alabama Prisons “Horrendously Inadequate”

Investigation Reveals Environmental Dangers in America’s Toxic Prisons

U.S. Jail Population Has Tripled Since the 1980s, Fueling Inequality

America Is Exporting its Extreme Prison System Across the Globe

Over 20,000 Drug Cases Dismissed Due to Lab Chemist Fraud

States Advancing Measures to Restore Voting Rights to People with Felony Convictions

Remembering Dr. King’s Call for Truth-Telling On Anniversary of Assassination

Horrific Conditions in Alabama Prisons Highlighted

Supreme Court Holds That Racial Bias in Justice System Must Be Addressed

Felony Disenfranchisement Up 68 Percent in Kentucky

U.S. Incarceration Rate Down to 1998 Levels

FCC Changes Position on Relief to Poor Families of Prisoners

Mass Incarceration Costs $182 Billion Every Year, Without Adding Much to Public Safety

National Imprisonment and Crime Rates Continue Dramatic Long-Term Decline

Prison Suicide Highlights Mental Health Care Problems in Alabama Prisons