Decades of tough-on-crime sentencing and increasingly rigid release policies have left many to grow old in a system that was not designed to accommodate them.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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How to Navigate a Hostage Situation Like No Other
I have been in touch with leaders of both sides. Prospects remain dim.
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From Serial Productions: The Kids of Rutherford County
For over a decade, one Tennessee county was arresting and illegally jailing hundreds of children. A four-part series reveals how this came to be — and what it would take to stop it.
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Videos Show Deputy Fatally Shooting Leonard Cure in Georgia
A confrontation between the officer and Leonard Cure during a traffic stop rapidly turned violent and then deadly, footage released by the Camden County Sheriff’s Office shows.