prisons
May 14, 2012 -
Louisiana locks up its population at a rate triple that of Iran and seven times that of China. How did it become the world's incarceration capitol? Follow the money.
January 13, 2012 -
At the request of the state's attorney general, a judge in Mississippi this week blocked outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour's release of 21 prisoners over concerns that proper public notice was not given.
August 3, 2009 -
Detainees at a privately-run detention center in Louisiana waged hunger strikes to protest inhumane conditions at the jail.
June 12, 2008 -
By Jordan Flaherty, Guest Contributor
December 12, 2007 -
The Supreme Court's 7-0 decision yesterday to reduce extraordinarily harsh sentences for crimes related to crack cocaine is drawing widespread applause from advocates who have long noted the lack of fairness in drug sentencing.
January 1, 2001 -
Cruel and usual punishment: Vigilante guards tolerated, sanctioned by Florida prison system
