(Washington, DC, June 21, 2018) – The United States government at all levels should act to prevent the criminal justice system from punishing poverty and further impoverishing the poor, the ...

Has America’s criminal justice system inadvertently become a storehouse for people with behavioral health problems? For Nicole Jarrett, PhD, a senior policy analyst with the Council of State ...

In 1996, I was convicted of a first-time, nonviolent drug offense and was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. I was devastated, and most people might believe the ordeal left me ...

Critics say the Kansas criminal justice system's fees and fines trap people in a cycle of ... But finding himself with $1,000-plus debt at 19 made it harder to get his life in order after his ...

Claramary Winebrenner had a difficult choice to make: keep two pregnant inmates in jail where they might contract coronavirus, or release them knowing they’ll be a danger to themselves and to ...

McMillan’s best advice for anyone coming out of the criminal justice system is to remember that it will feel like a Sisyphian effort for even small tasks, like finding a job or going back to school.

We continue with our week-long reporting on the challenges facing former prisoners with Bryan Stevenson, an American lawyer, social justice activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.

Connecticut’s criminal justice system is broken and needs to be overhauled. Marisol Garcia is a Member of the Connecticut Mirror Community Editorial Board. All of the Community Editorial Board's ...