jails
Jails are replacing visits with video chats and families are devastated
The replacement of in-person jail visits with video calls.
New York Is Getting Serious About Closing the Hellish Jail on Rikers Island
After decades of brutal incidents in the notorious jail complex, reformers are getting closer to the ultimate prize.
Dispatches from the inside of Quebec’s crumbling jails
Overcrowding remains a chronic problem and healthcare services are lacking within the province's penitentiaries, say those who have been on the inside.
Hundreds of Canadian children have lived in immigration detention with their parents
A new report sheds light on the hundreds of Canadian children who have lived in immigration detention with their parents
What Will the Future of Incarceration Look Like?
We asked experts and advocates what happens when more jails and more prisons isn't the answer anymore.
How Do You Sell a Jail?
With ongoing demands to downsize, figuring out what to do with America's massive inmate population is one of the greatest challenges to criminal justice reform.
How Do You Close One of the Largest Jails in America?
In 2016, a nuclear option arose when it came to Rikers Island, the notorious NYC jail: Shut the whole thing down.
A Plan to Slash the Exorbitant Cost of Phone Calls for US Prisoners Got Put on Hold
A recent appeals court ruling is the latest development in a long battle waged by inmates and their loved ones against phone companies that contract with private prisons.
How to Stop the Dangerous 'Revolving Door' of Jailing the Mentally Ill
America's jails and prisons aren't meant to be mental health care facilities, but with nowhere else to go, the mentally ill often end up incarcerated. The result is poor care — and a lack of safety for all involved.
How America Became the Most Imprisoned Nation in the World
Over the past 50 years, an era of mass incarceration took shape in the US as politicians raced to erect a sprawling detention system. Today, the country locks up more people than any other on the planet.
UK to Spend Millions Building a Jamaican Jail So It Can Deport Prisoners
Jamaica wants the UK to spend millions on reparations for the British Empire's slave trade — but Prime Minister David Cameron wants to build a prison instead.