A recent New York Times article praises the penitentiary's Bible study program—and barely mentions the numerous lawsuits it's facing for inhumane conditions.
Shaka Senghor, who spent 19 years in prison for second-degree murder, reflects on what he regards as the basic illogic of how U.S. prisons treat inmates.
A reporter serving time in a New York state prison offers an inmate’s-eye view of the American penal system.
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
The medication is approved until week 10 of pregnancy in the U.S. But the WHO says it can be safely used until 12 weeks, and activists have used it even later.
Immigration raids and protests will continue so long as Trump is president. His opponents should do everything they can to stay within the law.
What insight can the new video game Prison Architect offer into the structures and complexities of incarceration in America?
PETER DAVISON is the director of the Atlantic Monthly Press and author of BREAKING OF THE DAY AND OTHER POEMS.
We’re living in the most age-diverse time in human history. So why are we so age segregated?
The actor, who spent more than a year in prison following a drug conviction in 1996, was among 91 people pardoned Thursday by California Governor Jerry Brown.