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How the Prison Industry Became a Booming Business

CoreCivic’s CEO called the Trump administration “one of the most exciting periods” of his career.

I Was an Incarcerated Firefighter. Here’s What I Want People to Know.

California recently voted to preserve forced prison labor.

In This Debate Club, Incarcerated Students Challenge Ivy Leaguers

Inside the Rikers Debate Project.

I Should Have the Right to Hug My Incarcerated Dad

The jail my dad is in got rid of in-person visits years ago.

I’m Going Into Criminal Law Because My Dad Is In Prison

My dad has been incarcerated since I was 1 year old.

Many Teen Girls in Prison Have No Idea How Their Body Works

The girls I’ve met inside don’t know about their period, or how people get pregnant.

I Was Given a Life Sentence at 16 — Art Helps Me Survive

Drawing gives me a reason to wake up every morning.

What Copaganda Is and Why It’s So Dangerous

Civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis explains.

What It’s Like to Give Birth While in Jail

"We cannot train or reform our way out of the systemic cruelty" of mass incarceration.

So Many People Are in Jail Because They Can't Afford Bail

Five law students explain what’s wrong with pretrial detention.

New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juvenile Prisoners Locked Up for Life

“We are, quite literally, missing children.”

Before My Incarceration, I Was Just a Depressed College Student

Many women like me share similar experiences of abuse and childhood abandonment.

A Notorious Prison Is Holding Teens on Its Former Death Row

Louisiana’s Angola prison is a former plantation.

There’s No Such Thing As a Feminist Jail

Building “humane” jails will still result in “more cages for human beings.”

Teens Often Have No Legal Representation in Juvenile Court

Despite a 1967 Supreme Court ruling that secures this fundamental right.

We’re Going to See Way More Prosecutions of Pregnant People

Here’s how we prepare for that reality.

Police Are Ticketing Students for Vaping, Littering and Profanity

Police are issuing costly tickets to thousands of students a year.

How ‘Law & Order’ Shaped Our Views of Policing

We’ve been taught to root for the police and the prosecutor.

In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires

"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”

How ‘Survival Crimes’ Land Young People in Jail

Jocelyn Mati resorted to stealing food “because my parents couldn’t provide.”