incarceration

Sheriff’s Painstaking Bid to Spin San Diego County Jail’s High Suicide Rate

You could say that the San Diego County Jail is a place where people are sent to die. Earlier this…

September 25, 2019

ACLU Sues Bureau of Prisons for Denying a Federal Prisoner Buprenorphine

In a key moment for the rights of incarcerated people with substance use disorders, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)…

September 11, 2019

Bigoted Facebook Post Shines Light on Sheriffs Who Run Our Jails

A recent discovery about an elected Georgia sheriff threw unflattering light on those charged with managing America’s jails, which chew…

August 29, 2019

As Major Report Estimates 5 Million Jailed Each Year, What Now?

At any given moment, there are roughly 600,000 people languishing in local American jails. About three-quarters of them have been…

August 26, 2019

Denver Lawmaker Tells Filter Why She Led Vote Against Private Prison Companies

On August 5, Denver City Council voted against renewing $10.6 million in contracts with two private prison companies. The companies,…

August 9, 2019

Much Work Remains to Undo Grotesque Legacy of the Rockefeller Drug Laws

New York’s Rockefeller Drug Laws, perhaps the most infamous embodiment of criminalizing addiction and drug use in the history of…

August 1, 2019