Incarceration

Racial disparities in incarceration rates are dropping but still remain high. Racial disparities in sentence lengths are growing.

In these last two months of 2019, one man has been executed and two others are facing execution despite claims that they can show they don’t belong on death row.

Some pretrial prisoners and immigration detainees are forced to work without pay in violation of the 13th Amendment, according to attorneys.

With Danielle Sered of Common Justice

The Appeal spoke with the lawmaker about her “entirely new blueprint for a just society.”

Even when retaliation is likely, people speak out about the violence and abuse they experience and witness.

Two bills, awaiting Governor Andrew Cuomo’s signature, would help reduce the punitive impact of the child welfare system on kids and their families, including formerly incarcerated parents.

Under a legal doctrine called “harmless error,” appellate judges routinely affirm convictions tainted by legal error whenever they feel confident that the person appealing the conviction is guilty.

More than three years after heavy rains and flooding devastated the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, officials have reached an agreement to build a new facility.

Prosecutors can help implement policies that are better for families and communities.

The New York Post used a tragedy to target bail reform activists, rather than point to the challenges of a failed mental health system and poverty.

Christopher Lay grew up under the influence of a father who was mentally ill. Drawn into a crime at age 19, he’s now seeking a second chance that could help other young adults demand the same.

Nearly half of all arrests in the state are drug or alcohol related, compared to just 29 percent nationally.

The city comptroller, state lawmakers, and advocates call on the state to end its use of fines and fees in the legal system.

A new report shows that a progressive approach, like the one advanced by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, can help decrease jail populations—and crime.

Four transgender women say clinicians and staff deny them gender-affirming care and see their identity as in conflict with sex offender treatment.

Last week, FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) launched a campaign, calling on state and federal lawmakers to visit a prison, jail, or juvenile detention facility in the next 12 months. The challenge highlights the fact that although legislators make the laws governing when people can be sent to jail or prison, and for how long; […]

A company in Cleveland County exemplifies how for-profit legal services affect poor and vulnerable individuals.