CA Prison Records Show Officials Downplayed Botched Executions, Understated Lethal Injection Costs
The more than 12,000 pages of documents released by CDCR reveal how the state planned to continue executing prisoners in light of a drug shortage.
Judge Temporarily Halts Childcare Licenses For Immigrant Family Detention Centers
A judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring Texas from implementing a rule that would allow the agency to license family detention centers.
Senate May Reform Mandatory Minimum Sentences With More Mandatory Minimum Sentences
The final version of the Senate’s criminal justice reform package no longer reduces sentences for violent crimes, and includes a new drug mandatory minimum.
Event Preview: Exploring Dimensions Of Solitary Confinement With Jean Casella
Hell Is A Very Small Place forces readers to reconcile their beliefs about solitary confinement with the words of people enduring it right now.
New York City Expands Bail Alternative Program, Funded Primarily By Manhattan Prosecutor
The complex issue of risk assessment places some people at a disadvantage, despite mitigating factors that could ensure they return to court.
LIVE: Journalist Ray Bonner Discusses US Interventions In El Salvador
Kevin Gosztola and journalist Raymond Bonner discuss his book Weakness and Deceit, chronicling Reagan’s disastrous intervention in El Salvador.
Lawsuits Challenge Fort Wayne’s ‘Law And Order’ Policies Used To Push Out City’s Poor
Multiple lawsuits challenge policies in Fort Wayne, which disproportionately impact black and poor residents, during local economic redevelopment.
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Lawsuit: Pregnant Pretrial Detainee Denied Care, Forced To Carry Dead Child For Days
A federal lawsuit claims a pregnant pre-trial inmate was denied basic access to healthcare that could have saved the life of her unborn child.
LISTEN: Filmmaker Robbie Martin Discusses Rise Of Neocon Movement After 9/11
On February 18, Daniel Wright talked with filmmaker Robbie Martin about his documentary series, “A Very Heavy Agenda” during a live Shadowproof Event.
