How Atrocious Prisons Conditions Make Us All Less Safe
The American prison system seems designed to ensure that people return to incarceration instead of successfully reentering society.
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Monetary Sanctions as a Pound of Flesh
America has established a two-tiered system of justice: one for people with financial means and one for people without. -
The Dehumanizing Work of Immigration Law
America’s immigration rules are unduly harsh, leading to family separation and other needless suffering. -
Covid-19 and the Struggle for Health Behind Bars
For many, harming the health of people in prison appears to have become part of their punishment. That needs to change. -
What Did You Call Me?
An incarcerated person writes about how dehumanizing language like “inmate” is destructive. -
Probation and Parole as Punishment
Community supervision must be transformed in order to help people caught up in the justice system, not hurt them further. -
Treating All Kids as Kids
Persistent and longstanding racism has fueled harsher treatment of young Black people in the justice system. -
Race, Mass Incarceration, and the Disastrous War on Drugs
Unravelling decades of racially biased anti-drug policies is a monumental project. -
Crime, the Myth
It’s up to society to say what is and isn’t a crime, and it varies more than one might think. -
Losing Our Punitive Civic Religion
Much of the American legal system is based on a set of enduring myths about who are criminals and how they should be treated.
Pagination
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