One of the first things President-elect Donald Trump has promised under his second reign is mass deportations of the ...

Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson discuss their new anthology, We Grow the World Together, about how caregiving and the organizing ...

Moses Michael Levi Barrow rediscovered his Jewish roots in prison and moved to Jerusalem for a time after his release.

Across the nation, more than half of the approximately 2,100 prisoners with death sentences are incarcerated in jurisdictions where executions are on hold, according to a Washington Post analysis.

Uncovering cycles of moral panic: Drug crises often trigger waves of moral panic, leading to punitive measures. Historians show how these cycles—like those seen with the crack epidemic and the War on ...

Opponents of the death penalty are bracing for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, fearing it will herald a new round ...

Donald Trump has won a decisive victory in the US Presidential Election over Kamala Harris, becoming only the second president in history to secure two non-consecutive terms. Joe Biden made his ...

Johnny Pippins hopes to use a criminology PhD to help other inmates find stability and success while incarcerated.

Almost 200 migrant advocacy organizations have urged President Joe Biden to close immigration detention centers before ...

Reps. Laurel Lee and Hank Johnson introduce House bill to fight alarming rate of sex assaults against federal corrections officers in the Bureau of Prisons.

Despite endorsing a transition away from fossil fuels last year, Saudi officials have since worked to undermine it in at least five U.N. forums, diplomats said. By Lisa Friedman As leaders ...

Trump Suggests Use of Emergency Powers and the Military for Deportations Donald Trump addressed his plans for mass deportations in a social media post. He is expected to interview candidates for ...