New York City|News|
Dispatch From Deadly Rikers Island: “It Looks Like A Slave Ship In There.”
Detainees, corrections officers and officials say the New York City jail complex has plunged into a new state of emergency.
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Some Prison Labor Programs Lose Money — Even When Prisoners Work For Pennies
Officials claim programs provide skills for inmates, but critics say there's little evidence.
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From Last Meals To Last Words, What Can Death Row Prisoners Request Before They Die?
As a Texas man sues for his pastor to touch him during his execution, a guide to rights for the condemned.
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Suicides Rise In Texas Prisons During Pandemic
Prison suicides have been rising for years. Experts fear the pandemic has made it worse.
Across Virginia, VA|News|
Lost Opportunity, Lost Inmate Lives To COVID-19
During the pandemic, prison officials could have prevented sickness and death by releasing older incarcerated people, lawyers said.
Across Michigan, MI|News|
‘I Have No Teeth': Michigan Prisoners Say Long Wait To See Dentist Is Inhumane
Under the Michigan Department of Corrections policy, getting dental care can take months, even years.
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Prisons Have A Health Care Issue — And It Starts At The Top, Critics Say
When coronavirus hit federal prisons, the top officials had no health care experience.
Across Nebraska, NE|News|
Small Towns Used To See Prisons As A Boon; Now, Many Don't Want Them
In its search for a new prison's home, Nebraska finds few places willing to host.
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31,000 Prisoners Sought Compassionate Release During COVID-19. The Bureau Of Prisons Approved 36.
As the pandemic worsened inside federal prisons, officials granted fewer releases.
Across North Carolina, NC|News|
“He Died Like An Animal”: Some Police Departments Hogtie People Despite Knowing The Risks
The U.S. Department of Justice in 1995 warned that people may die when police tie handcuffed wrists to bound ankles.
Dallas, TX|News|
Life Without Parole Is Replacing The Death Penalty — But The Legal Defense System Hasn't Kept Up
Just ask a Dallas woman who spent a year in jail without talking to a lawyer.
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Does Banning People With Felonies From Dating Apps Actually Make Anyone Safer?
“It's using the justice system as a barometer of someone's worth.”
Across Idaho, ID|News|
They Are Terminally Ill. States Want To Execute Them Anyway.
“I don't understand trying to kill somebody who is already dying,” says the sister of Idaho death-row prisoner Gerald Pizzuto.
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These Parents Had To Bond With Their Babies Over Zoom — Or Lose Them Forever
During the pandemic, video chats replaced in-person visits between parents and their children placed in foster care.
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Murders Rose Last Year. Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods Were Hit Hardest.
A COVID-strained social safety net. Entrenched distrust between cops and communities of color. "2020 was a tinderbox."
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As States Expand Vaccine Eligibility, Many People In Prison Still Wait For Shots
Despite CDC advice to vaccinate prisoners quickly, two-thirds of states lag behind the general population.
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Death Penalty For Mass Shooters? Depends On Where They Strike
The men arrested in recent killings in Atlanta, Boulder, and Orange, CA., could face very different sentences if convicted.
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Texas Prisons Stopped In-Person Visits And Limited Mail, Drugs Got In Anyway
Guards smuggle in most contraband, people who live in or work at prisons say.
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He’s Too Mentally Ill To Execute. Why Is He Still On Death Row After 45 Years?
Raymond Riles is America's longest serving death row inmate, one of many who've languished there for decades with severe mental illness.
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'Let Me Die' – How Federal Prisons Became Coronavirus Death Traps
The Bureau of Prisons was unprepared and slow to respond. Then officials took steps that helped spread the virus.
