Displaying all articles tagged:

Mass Incarceration

art and soul Sept. 21, 2020

MoMA PS1 Reopens to the Public With ‘Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration’Featuring art made by people in prisons as well as work by non-incarcerated artists.

By Cassidy George
trans rights Aug. 31, 2020

What Really Happened to Layleen Polanco?Polanco died in solitary confinement at Rikers last year. Now her family has reached a $5.9 million settlement with the city.

By Hannah Gold
mass incarceration May 14, 2020

Pregnant Woman Held in Coronavirus-Ridden Jail Over Traffic ViolationsDiamond Davis was pulled over for driving with temporary plates, then had to spend the night in jail during a coronavirus outbreak.

By Hannah Gold

women’s health Aug. 29, 2019

A Woman Says She Was Forced to Give Birth in a Dirty Jail Cell, Completely AloneIn a new lawsuit, Diana Sanchez says authorities “callously made her labor alone for hours.”

By Hannah Gold
crime Aug. 7, 2019

Cyntoia Brown Has Finally Been Released From PrisonAfter serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man who paid her for sex when she was 16.

By Bridget Read
so you want to be president June 21, 2019

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Ban ‘Corrupt and Inhumane’ Private PrisonsPrivate prisons are notoriously abusive. Elizabeth Warren says she’s got a plan for that.

By Sarah Jones
mass incarceration Nov. 11, 2015

Kids Suffer When Their Parents Are Locked UpLosing a parent to jail throws the world into chaos.

By Jesse Singal