But United States institutions are far from citadels of liberty. The US is a world leader in putting people in prison—it ...

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Chart: The Economist Stage one is obvious: a relentless rise in the prison population. Britain incarcerates far more people than the rest of western Europe (see chart one). In England and Wales ...

The ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice is working across the country to combat racial disparities in the criminal justice system and reduce the U.S. jail and prison population. Simply put: the United ...

"It has become increasingly clear that the Adams administration has committed to expand a policy of mass incarceration over ...

Cockburn used to say, vote for whoever makes you happy, knowing that the vote-counting machines will probably record it for ...

Here’s a closer look at the key ballot measures in Nevada: ...

Immigrant advocates say the Northwest ICE processing center may have violated medical standards around treatment of opioid ...

A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has received its first nod of approval from ...

They culminate in laws that heighten policing of women's sexuality, strengthen a criminal justice system that disproportionately incarcerates poor people of color, and legitimizes repressive state ...

A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has received its first nod of approval from ...

In 2018, the state's voters authorized an amendment legalizing four casinos in Arkansas, including one in Pope County. Nobody ...