In courts across the United States, a person convicted of a minor offence often walks out carrying a second sentence — the bill. Beyond fines, jurisdictions…
When sentencing laws lock people away for decades over offences that could be addressed through treatment, rehabilitation or community service, the damage…
Across the United States, parish and county jails operate with far less independent scrutiny than state prisons or federal facilities. While federal prisons…
For people held in custody, the hours between lights-out and morning count often look very different from the quiet rest the rest of us take for granted.…
Returning to community after time inside a correctional facility brings countless small hurdles, and proving who you are is among the most stubborn. Without…
When an incarcerated person is struck, restrained, or chemically sprayed inside a jail, the public rarely learns about the incident from the people who carried…
Across East Baton Rouge Parish, incarcerated people wake before dawn to mop floors, prepare meals, wash laundry, and maintain vehicles. Many have done so for…
Reentry is the unglamorous half of the criminal justice system, the part that decides whether a person leaving a cell becomes a neighbour or a statistic. When…
Across East Baton Rouge Parish, the pathways that lead residents with disabilities into custody often begin long before any officer makes a stop. They start…
Across Australia, community groups have grown more vocal about what happens behind the walls of remand centres and correctional facilities. Whether the concern…