Exploitation of incarcerated people isn’t limited to lockups. Voters in some states have a chance to curtail it.

In prison, going to “the hole” can mean spending 23 hours a day alone in a tiny cell. Here, incarcerated author Michael J. Nichols shares his top 10 tips for enduring long stretches of “administrative segregation.”

The city cites citizen safety as a reason for shielding information, but has no policies on use of surveillance technology.

The Department of Justice is failing miserably at collecting data on deaths. Experts say that makes it hard to identify the worst prisons and jails.

City leaders want oversight to end, but federal monitor says police are not compliant in “significant and critical areas.”

When Eric Borsuk went to prison with his two best friends, they found their ‘bid’ — their purpose — together. Then one day, everything changed.

Louis Fields, outreach manager for The Marshall Project-Cleveland, is leading efforts to connect with incarcerated community, including recently released and active family members.

Two district attorneys have targeted mothers with child neglect felonies.

Consent decrees force cities to change abusive police tactics. But Cleveland still has work to do.

Corrections officials across most of the nation have not prepared for warmer summers and record heat waves.

President Biden’s signature American Rescue Plan Act gave local governments $350 billion to recover from COVID-19. They spent much of it on police, prisons and the courts.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s policy of busing migrants to other states has ignited heated political debate. People are caught in the middle.

Rahsaan “New York” Thomas was proud to finally earn his associate’s degree in San Quentin State Prison. But repeated COVID-19 lockdowns turned his graduation ceremony into a two-year ordeal.

Dozens of women who used drugs while pregnant have faced criminal charges. Experts expect even more cases now that Roe has been overturned.

In its war on drugs, Alabama targets moms.

Legislators are cracking down on gun advertisements, “ghost guns” and more. Can these efforts spur real change on gun violence?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removed an elected prosecutor from office. Will this become the right’s new tactic?

Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick participated in the robbery and shootout that claimed the life of a Delaware man named Ira Hopkins. Here is Pennick’s letter to Hopkins, “a loving son and uncle, an amazing chef and a leader.”

There are growing gaps in U.S. crime stats. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.

From Texas and Louisiana to communities in Iowa and Michigan, the way youth are being detained is prompting calls for change.