Nation Nov 06 Formerly incarcerated lawmaker reflects on breaking down barriers after prison By Cat Wise, Sam Weber
Nation Nov 02 This New Orleans ‘genius’ is on a quest to learn more about rising deaths in prisons Andrea Armstrong has become a leading expert whose research sheds light on the harmful conditions people in prison face in the United States. By Roby Chavez
Nation Oct 10 WATCH: Searching for Justice — How incarceration affects families More than 5 million children in the U.S. have had a parent incarcerated, according to the Annie E. Casey foundation. Incarceration separates families, but what comes after is also a challenge. People leaving jail or prison often face an uphill… By News Desk
Nation Sep 20 Watch 9:27 Occupational licensing hurts job prospects for people with criminal records Being employed has proven to reduce the chances that people who have recently left prison will reoffend. But for many, jobs that require a state license or certificate can be difficult or even impossible to obtain, even as dozens of… By Cat Wise, Sam Weber
Nation Sep 15 Watch 5:05 More people are dying in Louisiana prisons, some before getting a trial A new report sheds light on a rise in the number of people dying behind bars in Louisiana prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers. The Incarceration Transparency Project at the Loyola University Law School says there's been a 50 percent… By John Yang, Elizabeth Summers, Roby Chavez, Kaisha Young, Tess Conciatori
Sep 11 Why deaths in Louisiana prisons are on the rise By Roby Chavez There's been a growing number of people who have died while in Louisiana prisons, jails, and juvenile detention centers, according to a report released this summer. Continue reading
Aug 31 Departing governor races to move prisoners off death row in Louisiana By Roby Chavez Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards is using his clemency power to help advance a mass request for commutations after he publicly called on state lawmakers to stop the death penalty months ago. Continue reading
Aug 21 After leaving prison, returning citizens find new ground on this Michigan farm By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang We the People Opportunity Farm is a nonprofit organization and organic farm changing the soil in people’s lives and reducing recidivism one seed at a time in in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 5:31 Oklahoma death row prisoner’s case reignites debate over capital punishment By Adam Kemp, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn Death row prisoner Richard Glossip has been scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma nine times since 2015. The courts have delayed his execution each time so that legal challenges could be considered. Now, Glossip is asking the Supreme Court to… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 8:54 People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant, Satvi Sunkara The extreme heat scorching much of the country is particularly brutal for incarcerated Americans. In Texas, more than two-thirds of prisoner living areas lack air conditioning. Earlier in 2023, an effort to include funding for prison air conditioning in the… Continue watching