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GeoStock via Getty The Repurposing of the American Jail
Jails and prisons are becoming substance-abuse treatment facilities—even for those who haven’t been accused of a crime.
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Stephen Lam / Reuters Saved From Death Row, Only to Be Returned
A set of unusual cases in North Carolina brings new attention to racism in death-penalty trials.
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Brent Stirton / Getty The Shocking Lack of Lawyers in Rural America
While cities are trying to reform their criminal-justice systems, smaller, more far-flung locales are struggling to provide basic services.
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Thomas Hosmer Shepherd/Wikimedia Locked Up for Being Poor
How private debt collectors contribute to a cycle of jail, unemployment, and poverty
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PeJo/Shutterstock/The Atlantic Serving Life for Surviving Abuse
Misconceptions about domestic violence can turn the justice system against survivors, often with devastating results.
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Adam Selwood/Flickr How Can Doctors Be Sure a Baby's Been Shaken?
For years, attorneys have relied on a specific set of symptoms to prove infant abuse—but now, some physicians are questioning the validity of the diagnosis of shaken-baby syndrome that has sent many caretakers to prison.
