Direct Answer Prosecutors are the gatekeepers of mass incarceration — they decide who enters the system, under…
Direct Answer Long before someone is convicted of a crime, the pretrial bond system has already begun…
Direct Answer Michigan Department of Corrections visitors — including children — undergo a multi-step physical search before…
Direct Answer In jails and prisons across the United States, one of the most significant and least…
Direct Answer “If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime” only makes sense in a…
Direct Answer The school-to-prison pipeline is the national trend in which children are funneled out of public…
Guest Contributor: This piece was written by Ally Micelli, paralegal and writer. Views expressed are the author’s…
Direct Answer More than 800,000 incarcerated people work in American prisons, earning wages as low as $0.13…
Editorial Transparency: This article references sentencing patterns in Barry County, Michigan, including cases adjudicated by 5th Circuit…
When someone walks out of jail or prison, they are technically free. But reentry often comes without…
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