We asked candidates in New Jersey’s June 10 Democratic primary election what they’ll do to keep immigrants safe.

The Appeal—and much of the media—has been misspelling Tyré Nichols’ name for years.

Wells shared that Tyré was named by his godmother, Latanya Yizar, who has since passed away. She confirmed that she would ...

State and federal governments have moved to criminalize trans people, parents of trans children, and healthcare providers.

Creating a safe and just pretrial system in Minnesota requires more than small tweaks—we need a ground-up transformation.

This story is part of the Inside/Out Journalism Project by Type Investigations, which works with incarcerated reporters to produce ambitious, feature-length investigations, with support from the ...

This week’s private prison earnings calls make clear that Trump’s racist reign of terror has been great for business. “I would like to share how excited I am ...

In 1978, the Oscar-winning documentary “Scared Straight!” popularized the idea that the best way to prevent young people from incarceration is to scare them. The film focuses on a group of “juvenile ...

On today’s quarterly earnings call, for-profit prison operator GEO Group’s CEO J. David Donahue told investors the company is “very excited to support the mission at hand.” “I couldn’t be more ...

Jerry stormed into his cell, shaking with rage. He threw his coat and gloves in a pile on his bunk and looked around for something to smash. It’s futile, and he knows it. The few items in his cell not ...

D. “Razor” Babb is the founding editor-in-chief of The Mule Creek Post, a newspaper published out of Mule Creek State Prison in California, where he is incarcerated. He is also a 2008-09 winner of the ...

Nina Zweig is research editor at Type Investigations, where she also oversees the Inside/Out Journalism Project for incarcerated reporters. After mystery illnesses and toxic reports, prisoners at ...