America’s prison population is plummeting thanks to lower crime rates. The consequences are extraordinary.
mass incarceration
Posted inLaw and Justice
Bryan Stevenson: “Ignorance Makes You Vulnerable”
The criminal justice advocate and civil rights leader on his work, the war on accurate American history, and grace for those consumed by hate.
Posted inPolitics
America Is Now a Police State
The Medicaid cuts are terrible; the ICE expansions are even worse.
Posted inPolitics
Violent Crime and Mass Incarceration Must be Tackled Together
Conservatives and liberals need to hear each other for us to become a low-crime, low-incarceration society. There are policies that can help.
Posted inMagazine
Do Prisons Need to Be Hellholes?
Thanks to bipartisan efforts, the number of incarcerated Americans has shrunk dramatically. The next step for reform is to treat inmates more humanely.
Posted inLaw and Justice, Main, Political Animal
COVID-19 Gives Us the Chance to Close Prisons. Here’s Why and How.
In response to the pandemic, prison officials are already reducing inmate populations. Why let a crisis go to waste?
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
In Memory of Mark Kleiman
A brilliant criminal justice scholar and intellectual giant, he changed the way we think about drug policy.
