College of the Canyons professors Katie Coleman and Mehgen Andrade will deliver the scholarly presentation “Behind Bars: ...

In one Indiana prison, a program allows incarcerated moms to raise their newborns The U.S. incarcerates women at a higher rate than any other country and a majority of these women are mothers.

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 ...

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 ...

Nevada is one of nine states where abortion rights are on the ballot, as supporters in the state and elsewhere try to ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Fuchu Prison incarcerates many repeat offenders. About 70 percent of them were convicted of robbery or substance abuse on multiple occasions. Roughly 40 percent of the inmates have ties with gang ...

It’s been more than three decades since Nevada voters overwhelmingly approved a law allowing abortions until 24 weeks of ...