Mar 13 Holder backs proposal to lessen punishment for nonviolent drug traffickers By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday endorsed a proposal that would result in shorter prison sentences for many nonviolent drug traffickers, saying the change would rein in runaway federal prison costs and create a fairer criminal justice system. Continue reading
Mar 13 Poet’s Notebook: Difficult Knowledge By Natasha Trethewey Visiting the King County Juvenile Detention Facility I couldn’t help thinking of the words of poet Robert Frost. In my own life I believe it was an early education in poetical metaphor that helped me to grapple with and make… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Questioning solitary confinement for adolescents at Rikers Island By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch A new probation program in Hawaii beats the statistics By PBS News Hour Hawaii probation program successful in reforming offenders and keeping them out of prison. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Author explores how Pussy Riot arrest marked new phase in Russian politics By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch News Wrap: Pussy Riot punk rockers maintain dissident tone despite pardon News Wrap: Pussy Riot punk rockers maintain dissident tone despite pardon… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Looking back at Bernie Madoff’s fraud scheme five years on Five years ago, financier Bernie Madoff was arrested for running an elaborate, global Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars and left many of his thousands of victims with nothing. Madoff is currently serving a 150-year sentence in… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Remembering South African leader Nelson Mandela’s long walk to freedom Nelson Mandela will be remembered by the world for his peaceful pursuit of equal rights for all South Africans and as the post-apartheid nation's first president. Former NewsHour senior correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault looks back at the activist and peacemaker's 27… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch China plans to ease one-child policy, end forced labor camps China's ruling Communist Party announced reforms to two unpopular policies. More couples in China will now be able to have two children, instead of one, provided that at least one parent was an only child. The government also announced it… Continue watching