Inside the COVID unit at the world’s largest women’s prison
The Central California Women’s Facility quarantined prisoners with COVID-19 with those who never tested positive for the virus.
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Terun Moore on prison as a teen and getting a second chance
At age 17, Terun Moore was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. But in 2012, the Supreme Court ruled such sentencing of minors unconstitutional. Now on parole after 19 years, Moore is enrolled in community college and…
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Exonerated but not free: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted?
In the US, state laws governing compensation for wrongfully convicted people vary significantly. While some states offer sizable packages for the exonerated, at least 20 offer nothing. And even for those that do, it may not be enough to make…
State investigators dismissed prisoners’ complaints of sexual abuse
WASHINGTON — When inmates at a notorious Alabama women's prison came forward to complain of sexual abuse and harassment, state investigators time and again classified the complaints as unfounded or unsubstantiated and often recommended that the matters be closed without…
More than 46,000 inmates, including many who have already served a decade or longer in prison, would be eligible to seek early release under the commission's decision. A judge would review the case of each prisoner seeking to get out…
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