Shaming doesn't prevent crime.

Incarcerated Mainers are pushing back against a longstanding loophole in the Department of Corrections disciplinary policy that allows staff to issue punishments before and regardless of a finding of ...

Farmer v. Brennan is one of the most cited Supreme Court cases of all time. Few people know just how revolutionary Dee Farmer was.

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

Regan Moss, MPH (Columbia University), is a doctoral student at Tulane University where she is a doctoral leader with the Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health, a researcher with the Ma…

The Appeal has published the first national database of prison commissary lists, including prices from nearly all U.S. states.

Prison wages come up again and again in the context of prison conditions and policies. So, we found the most up-to-date information for each state.

Civil and criminal courts both mandate the detention of people for extended — and often indefinite — periods of time in state hospitals, essentially extending ...

Cook County wants to create an oasis inside the infamous jail. But the renovation will do little to address the harm of incarceration itself

Inmates and guards at New Bedford’s Ash Street jail swelter in summer heat waves, with no end in sight.

Cook County wants to create an oasis inside the infamous jail. But the renovation will do little to address the harm of incarceration itself

Two recent studies authored by Professor Carmen Gutierrez and her colleagues show that prior incarceration is associated with various geriatric health conditions and reduced life ...

Two recent studies authored by Professor Carmen Gutierrez and her colleagues show that prior incarceration is associated with various geriatric health conditions and reduced life ...

Together, we can dismantle systems that cause harm and build systems that create healing.

We've Been Here Before: How to Do Drug Research in Challenging Times Research plays a critical role in documenting overdose deaths, identifying effective interventions to reduce drug-related harms, an...

Sonny Burton did not kill anyone, but Alabama put him on death row and his execution is scheduled to be carried out this week — unless Ivey grants clemency or courts intervene.

People born in different years, even not that far apart, have wildly different outcomes.

A patchwork of statutes and administrative choices limits access to the food assistance program SNAP for some people on probation.

PJP writers on suffering from the leading killers in behind bars — a problem of neglect, delayed care, and poor coordination

President Trump and top administration officials, in trying to shift blame over two recent shootings, have mounted an array of arguments for the influx of federal agents.

In the midst of heated budget negotiations over immigration enforcement, ICE flaunts Congress's prior mandate to publish timely detention data.

The need for law enforcement transparency, oversight, and accountability has never been clearer. We highlight data projects that have helped document and investigate misconduct, as ...

With temperatures hovering near zero and windchills approaching minus 20 degrees, Spain Bady was ordered to leave his cell at Algoa Correctional Center on Saturday morning and clear snow from prison…

The need for law enforcement transparency, oversight, and accountability has never been clearer. We highlight data projects that have helped document and investigate misconduct, as ...

A new nationwide study published in Health Affairs finds that adolescents aged 12 to 17 struggle to access and remain engaged in treatment, often because ...