The Mexican government runs a fund to train poorly resourced American defense lawyers.
David Clarke, the Trump-loving, pro-mass-incarceration, Fox News favorite, is challenging criminal-justice reform—and stereotypes.
New programs are easing prisoners out of years of isolation, with surprising benefits for inmates—and corrections officers.
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.
How a computerized assessment can help determine the fate of men who’ve been accused of sexually abusing children
In 2003, Congress passed legislation to eliminate sexual assaults against inmates. One young man’s story shows how elusive that goal remains.