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Jose Luis Magana / AP How Mexico Saves Its Citizens From U.S. Executions
The Mexican government runs a fund to train poorly resourced American defense lawyers.
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Gage Skidmore / Flickr / Paul Spella / … American Sheriff
David Clarke, the Trump-loving, pro-mass-incarceration, Fox News favorite, is challenging criminal-justice reform—and stereotypes.
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Ted S. Warren / AP Stepping Down From Solitary Confinement
New programs are easing prisoners out of years of isolation, with surprising benefits for inmates—and corrections officers.
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Ric Feld / AP Missouri’s Grim Distinction
As the state takes the lead in per capita executions, defense lawyers call it a crisis, but the state says it’s just doing its job.
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Samsul Said / Reuters The Sex-Offender Test
How a computerized assessment can help determine the fate of men who’ve been accused of sexually abusing children
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Edel Rodriguez Rape in the American Prison
In 2003, Congress passed legislation to eliminate sexual assaults against inmates. One young man’s story shows how elusive that goal remains.
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