Prisons
Rikers takeover shows the crisis in American prisons and jails
A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to fix rampant violence and persistent constitutional violations at the…
Brickbat: Texas Injustice
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office in Texas charged former deputy Clemente Lopez Jr. with murder after he admitted to allowing inmates to violently assault and kill inmate Francisco Bazan in his cell at the Bexar County…
Reopening Alcatraz is an expensive, unnecessary pipe dream
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he's ordered the federal government to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. However, that plan will likely require a massive investment in a…
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