The Gallera or women’s prison was devised in the 17th century. By Dr. D. José Luis de...
Crime
Mass incarceration deepens disadvantage and forecloses mobility for the most marginal in society. In the last few...
Poverty and excessive legal punishments contribute significantly to the high rate of imprisonment in the U.S. Introduction...
Insiders describe a system plagued by a lack of training and support and overly harsh rules that...
Stories about American outlaws are some of the most captivating and beloved in American culture. It’s almost...
If you have been arrested or are under investigation for a crime, it is crucial to hire...
By the late 1850s, the first military prisoners were being housed on the island. Alcatraz Origins The...
Financial incentives throughout the criminal justice system encourage punitive enforcement and sustain mass incarceration. By Ram Subramanian,...
The Russian mafia is similar to the Italian Mafia in many ways, sharing a similar portfolio of...
Scientific data on the prevalence of violence by an intimate partner and violence by someone other than...
Letizia Battaglia’s images of Mafia bloodshed made it impossible to turn a blind eye to the criminal...
Getting in touch with a criminal defense lawyer can be a daunting prospect, so it’s best to...
They don’t talk about lethal white supremacy in Florida. It hurts Republicans’ feelings. Introduction It took Ron...
The research is clear: owning a gun does not make you or the people around you safer....
The specter of societal collapse, less and less a conspiracy theory, reinforces the gun fetish. Guns were...
If we want to eliminate this problem, we need to focus on the deeper reasons of how...
The legal age of adulthood was 21 for several centuries in the U.S. Introduction The Uvalde and...
‘Guns make these paranoid, weak, little people feel powerful’. Introduction Despite what the braying anti-Roe Right wants...
Lots of talk of never again. But it keeps happening – again and again. Because talk isn’t...
The recent increase in domestic terrorist activity began around 2014. By Dr. Seth G. JonesSenior Vice PresidentHarold...
Data shows a surge in homegrown incidents not seen in a quarter-century. By Robert O’Harrow Jr., Andrew...
There have been several shootings in the last few years that have targeted communities of color and...
America’s criminal legal system is unduly harsh. Experts explain how we got here and solutions that will...
How a man who never held elected office shaped one of America’s most punitive criminal justice systems....
Teens held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education....
Crimes were prosecuted by officials whose tasks were not exclusively judicial, but administrative as well. In ancient...
The amendment ended slavery but also enabled a prison system of free labor and involuntary servitude. Introduction...
The immense powers of prosecutors throughout the US mean that the scales are tipped against defendants. Introduction...
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration. Fifty years ago, as...
Being online allows you to have access to a lot of information, communicate with other people across...