"I don't feel like you should be arrested and put in a place where a murderer would be, for just being in the country too long." -21...

Did you know you can receive an educational degree while in prison? Incarcerated women and men across the United States are working...

The death penalty has reserved a frequent spot in the Supreme Court docket; the most recent case in 2014 addressed botched injections. On...

Making a song with R. Kelly was a mistake. I did not value the accusers’ stories because they were black women. I made a mistake”. –...

Mentally ill offenders possess a unique set of circumstances and needs. However, all too often, the cycle through the criminal justice...

Correctional facilities’ attempt to balance security and inmates’ constitutional rights often skews in favor of security. However, in a...

Criminal justice reform legislation is critical in reducing mass incarceration and recidivism rates. In December, 2018, Congress passed...

The Supreme Court ruled (by 5-4 majority decision) that the revealing nature of CSLI data invokes a “reasonable expectation of privacy”...

There has been a debate on whether a prisoner is “healthy” enough to execute. Consistent with the Eighth Amendment, and this Court’s...

Prison sucks, but so does the aftermath. In the United States, we impose some serious penalties on convicted felons even after their...

It is no secret that solitary confinement can have a detrimental and lasting effect on its victims’ psyche and physical health. The...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in the case of Timbs v. Indiana, which poses the question of whether the Excessive Fines...

Although cryptocurrency can be used for positive purposes, its potential for misuse is apparent. Cryptocurrencies can be described as...

In last month’s midterm elections, Florida voters restored the voting rights of nearly 1.5 million of the state’s citizens. Specifically,...

Annually in the United States there are about seven million people physically assaulted by an intimate partner. Mandatory arrest laws for...