By making laws that restrict the rights of formerly incarcerated individuals, their sense of belonging and value in society ...

Changing the experience of incarceration to one that is more constructive and humane is part of a new, dignity-first approach ...

Those delays add up. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration based on population. Part of it is due to an overwhelmed, underfunded system in both prosecutors' and public defenders ...

At the Kansas City summit, story after story of the heartaches caused by mass incarceration in the United States were leavened by tales of redemption—former inmates now thriving in the outside world.

Despite ongoing health issues, censorship and the repression that is part of a prison sentence, Jamal continues to write and speak about numerous issues related to mass incarceration, war ...

creating pieces that explore mass incarceration, police brutality and the continuing legacy of slavery in the United States. His career path was highly influenced by… ...

A number of prominent politicians have proposed increasingly harsh anti-immigration measures which range from restricting ...

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June 2011 marked the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs" — a war that has cost roughly a trillion dollars, has produced little to no effect on the supply of ...

Oct. 25 (UPI) --American citizen Tigran Gambaryan has been released from a Nigerian jail after eight months of incarceration and on his way back to the United States, officials said. Gambaryan was ...