A working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research adds to the body of research surrounding the school to prison pipeline and its impact on students of color.

The young activists say their school should not invest in companies that profit from mass incarceration.

“They feared that breaking the link between the death penalty and race would remove too many people from death row. They decided they were willing to accept racial bias to keep the death penalty.”

A new report from the Vera Institute of Justice breaks down how a single negative interaction with a police officer can alter a life forever—and how a shift in how the nation approaches justice can prevent the criminalization of people of color.

Private immigration detention center operator GEO Group faces lawsuits alleging human rights violations.

Season four introduces listeners to a new host and a segment about learning the ropes in the prison.

Mahershala Ali will executive produce, and perhaps star, in biopic of the Black man who spent 43 years in solitary confinement for a crime he says he didn’t commit.

The prosecutor who plays a huge role in Netflix’s “When They See Us” is getting her time in the court of public opinion.

Ava DuVernay takes the Central Park Five’s horror story to cinematically emotional heights. Get your tissue ready.

State officials maintain a strict interpretation of the law, which prevents voting by anyone convicted of a “felony involving moral turpitude.”

Colorlines talks to Abbey Stamp and O’Nesha Cochran, two women at the forefront of revolutionary change in their community.

News Inside is distributed at prisons and jails.

The Urban Institute and the Youth First Initiative want to help America move away from youth incarceration in favor of community-based solutions.

Will formerly incarcerated Florida residents be forced to pay fees before their voting rights are restored?

The Prison Policy Initiative shines a light on racial disparities in the criminal justice system.