Stories Tagged as
Prison
Even where legal, weed's hard to remove from criminal records
May 26, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #151
2 years after release, exonerated man fights for a settlement, aids "brotherhood" of exonerees
by
Reema Khrais
and Sarah Leeson
Oct 11, 2022
Kevin Harrington spent 17 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now, he's waiting for a form of financial justice.
The hidden side of the prison labor economy
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Jun 17, 2021
Prison work programs can be selective and often train people for jobs they can't actually get on the outside, according to law professor Hadar Aviram.
Biden's immigration policy could affect the private prison industry
by
Andy Uhler
Jan 12, 2021
As President Trump visits the Texas-Mexico border, we look at the role of private prisons in immigration detention.
Those released from prison find reentry much harder due to COVID-19
by
Samantha Max
Jul 14, 2020
Finding a job, often a challenge for people who have been incarcerated, is even more difficult because of the pandemic.
Could we be doing more to help people on parole?
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Alli Fam
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 2, 2020
A former New Orleans parole officer reflects on what could be done better to help parolees stay out of jail and build new lives.
Money makes all the difference in prison
May 23, 2019
It can't buy freedom, but it bought one inmate some life-improving phone calls.
For public good, not for profit.
Japan’s prisons are holding more older inmates
by
Ed Butler
Feb 5, 2019
Japan’s population is aging rapidly. We’ve been looking into some of the ramifications of Japan’s aging population with our partners at the BBC. But living longer doesn’t necessarily mean living well. In Japan there is a bit of an old-age crime wave born out of desperation and poverty. Almost 20 percent of Japan’s prison population […]
Montana inmates learn job and life skills while raising cattle on prison ranch
by
Eve Abrams
Feb 7, 2018
But food coming from a prison isn't necessarily a selling point.
Prisons try to curb addiction with a drug that heroin-proofs your brain
by
Erika Beras
Jun 2, 2017
Inmates leaving Erie County Prison get a shot of Vivitrol before they are released.