Nation Apr 20 DOJ report finds ‘severe, systemic’ problems in Mississippi prison By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nation Apr 10 Watch 5:54 PBS NewsHour documentary spotlights the struggles facing the formerly incarcerated For the past few years, the NewsHour has been reporting on issues facing the formerly incarcerated, like getting a job, housing and healthcare. Next week those issues are front and center in a PBS NewsHour documentary called “Searching for Justice:… By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Frank Carlson, Claire Mufson
Politics Feb 17 Senate launches group to examine reports of corruption and abuse in federal prisons The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by The Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons. By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Nation Nov 15 Watch 7:49 After decades in prison, finding new life mentoring at-risk youth Michael Plummer, a Washington, D.C. man, works with at-risk youth to pass on the lessons he learned from more than two decades behind bars. William Brangham and producer Mike Fritz have been following Plummer's story for more than a year… By William Brangham, Mike Fritz
Nation Jul 21 Watch 9:16 For girls with mothers in prison, a summer camp offers much-needed support Estimates show that over five million children in the U.S. have had an incarcerated parent. As the number of women in American prison soars, little is known about the impact on children they leave behind. Amna Nawaz went to Texas… By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz
Oct 19 Inside the COVID unit at the world’s largest women’s prison By Ko Bragg, Kate Sosin, The 19th The Central California Women’s Facility quarantined prisoners with COVID-19 with those who never tested positive for the virus. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 5:05 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… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Exonerated but not free: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted? By PBS NewsHour 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… Continue watching
Oct 03 State investigators dismissed prisoners’ complaints of sexual abuse By Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jul 18 Expanded cost-cutting proposal would release 46,000 drug felons from prison By Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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… Continue reading