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Criminal Justice System

incarcerated people crammed onto bunks set up in a prison gym
Feature

2.2 Million Americans Are Behind Bars. That’s More Than The Prison System Can Handle.

Elizabeth Brico
person wearing a hijab
Feature

Police Took My Hijab. Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Stop Them From Doing It Again.

Vanessa Taylor
Sign advertising bail bond company
Analysis

New Jersey Is Proving That Bail Reform Works

Reuben Francis
Pedestrian crossing the street
Analysis

Fining Poor People for Walking Won’t Stop Pedestrian Fatalities

Kathi Valeii
Feature

Missouri Is Denying Parole to People Sentenced as Children

Katie Rose Quandt
First Person

My Criminal Record Kept Me Poor For 30 Years. A New Law Will Finally Let Me Move On.

Donna H.
First Person

I Spent 13 Years in Jail. Not Being Able to Vote Makes it Feel Like a Life Sentence.

LaShanna Tyson
Feature

The Fight Against Cash Bail Is Officially Mainstream

Jason Fernandes
Feature

Prison Drug Treatment Programs Are Failing People of Color

Erin M. Kerrison
Interview

Meet the Congresswoman Trying to Remove Barriers to Opportunity for People with Records

Rebecca Vallas
Analysis

It’s Time to Stop Using Inmates for Free Labor

Annie McGrew & Angela Hanks
Interview

A Poverty Expert Explains How We Make It a Crime to Be Poor

Rebecca Vallas

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