Last September, when he was a surprisingly strong challenger to Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke brought black...
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Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim serving a life sentence in Tennessee for killing a man when she was 16,...
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Those Stories About Federal Inmates Eating Steak Were Just Red Meat for Conservatives
On Christmas Day, federal inmates were served holiday meals by prison employees, as happens each year. But this year, because correctional officers...
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Chicago’s Jail Is One of the County’s Biggest Mental Health Care Providers. Here’s a Look Inside.
Nicole’s 30th birthday came and went in Chicago’s Cook County Jail. It was November 2017, and she’d been brought...
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For Years, This Nevada Death Row Inmate Asked to Be Executed. He Finally Just Took His Own Life.
Death row inmate Scott Dozier took his own life in his cell at Nevada’s Ely State Prison, the Associated Press reported...
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The Supreme Court Said No More Life Without Parole for Kids. Why Is Antonio Espree One of the Few to Get Out of Prison?
On the morning of his 47th birthday, his first outside prison in three decades, Antonio Espree wakes up around...
Over the last year, President Donald Trump has repeatedly emphasized the death penalty in televised speeches, statements, and tweets. Sometimes, it...
In a rare bipartisan victory, the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday night that seeks to reduce the federal prison...
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This Supreme Court Murder Case Could Completely Change Tribal Sovereignty in Oklahoma
Patrick Murphy didn’t say he was innocent. In the summer of 1999, when Murphy, a member of the Muscogee (Creek)...
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Native Women Are Already Extremely Vulnerable to Domestic Violence. Congress Is About to Make It Worse.
Taryn Minthorn was living on an Indian reservation in northeast Oregon when she was brutally assaulted by an ex-boyfriend...