The Dark Origins of Conjugal Visits
In 1960, Mildred Carter arrived at Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi to visit her husband George Carter, a forty-two-year-old convict serving...
He Didn’t Abuse His Daughter.
David Dunbar of the Bronx has been refused custody of his 16-year-old daughter, Destiny, in part because he was not...
Your Arrest Was Dismissed.
When a man named J.J. was arrested in the Bronx in 2016, the public defenders assigned to represent him assumed...
Life after Prison? The first 72
NEW ORLEANS — There is a garden next to the house on Perdido Street, and a red dog house on...
Unlocking The Vote In Jails
The majority of the 745,000 people held in local jails can vote, but few do. Advocates say it’s voter suppression...
Racism Tainted Their Trials.
North Carolina Supreme Court Hearings raise broad questions of systematic bias in the State Judicial System.Seven years ago, a judge...