Louisiana, long known for its 'prison economy,' now houses more ICE detention facilities than any other non-border state.

The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and ...

The Supreme Court is ruling more frequently in favor of religious groups. Are mainstream Christians coming out ahead?

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Kara Gotsch, Executive Director of The Sentencing Project, discusses the ongoing challenges and progress of ending mass incarceration in the US, advocating for capping sentences at 20 years and ...

Mississippi Today’s ongoing ‘Behind Bars, Beyond Care’ investigation reveals that the same year the state agreed to pay ...

Khadidah Stone will never forget the day in 2023 she learned that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld voting rights in her home ...

Israel said it took military action in support of Syria’s Druze population which has been involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces in recent days. The move sent US officials scrambling ...

Through threats and incentives, the administration conscripted local jails, federal prisons and private companies to detain ...

Delayed treatments, canceled doctor visits, skipped prescriptions. Losing insurance is bad for your health. The Congressional ...

Despite being caught in a 2021 video ripping out Shantel Arnold’s hair, sheriff’s Deputy Julio Alvarado failed to report the ...