Tag: Incarceration
Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic, say the...
Katherine LeMasters, University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado passed the Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention Bill in May 2022. The legislation...
Many more older people are leaving prison and face unmet needs...
Angela S. Murolo, St. Francis College and Lena M. Campagna, Caldwell University
American prisons are rapidly graying.
Education linked to better employment prospects upon release from prison
Ben Stickle, Middle Tennessee State University and Steven Sprick Schuster, Middle Tennessee State University
Better job prospects. Higher...
Why are there prisons? An expert explains the history of using...
Joshua Long, UMass Lowell
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement...
Angela Hattery, University of Delaware and Earl Smith, University of Delaware
The United States leads the world in its...
Death penalty can express society’s outrage – but biases often taint...
Amelia Wirts, University of Washington
In its hearing on Oct. 13, 2021, the Supreme Court appeared to favor reinstating...
On 50th anniversary of Attica uprising, 4 essential reads on prisoners’...
Matt Williams, The Conversation
On Sept. 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 incarcerated men at Attica Correctional Facility in New York...
Formerly incarcerated teens share their research and ideas on how to...
Shiv R. Desai, University of New Mexico
“They treat us like animals.”
“I was called a...
EXPLORING NATURE
At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...
Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University
As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the...
