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Feb 24, 2015

A Most Unsurprising Riot

A Most Unsurprising Riot

Feb 24, 2015

The Cost of Imprisoning America's Poor

The Cost of Imprisoning America's Poor

Feb 9, 2015

This Prisoner's Note Isn't From Some Dystopian Dictatorship. It's From Texas.

This Prisoner's Note Isn't From Some Dystopian Dictatorship. It's From Texas.

Jan 29, 2015

For-Profit Companies Are Helping to Put People In Jail for Being Poor. I Should Know, I Was One of Them.

For-Profit Companies Are Helping to Put People In Jail for Being Poor. I Should Know, I Was One of Them.

Jan 27, 2015

DEA Planned to Monitor Gun Show Attendees With License Plate Readers, New Emails Reveal

DEA Planned to Monitor Gun Show Attendees With License Plate Readers, New Emails Reveal

Jan 26, 2015

FOIA Documents Reveal Massive DEA Program to Record Americans' Whereabouts With License Plate Readers

FOIA Documents Reveal Massive DEA Program to Record Americans' Whereabouts With License Plate Readers

Jan 15, 2015

A Living Nightmare in America's Paradise

A Living Nightmare in America's Paradise

Jan 13, 2015

How US Prison Officials Rubber-Stamped a CIA Torture Chamber

How US Prison Officials Rubber-Stamped a CIA Torture Chamber

Jan 9, 2015

A Lesson From Ferguson: Driving While Black Leads to Jailed for Being Poor

A Lesson From Ferguson: Driving While Black Leads to Jailed for Being Poor

Jan 9, 2015

Corrections Corporation of America's Loss Is Ohio's Gain

Corrections Corporation of America's Loss Is Ohio's Gain