corrections
Why I Invested in the Prison-Industrial Complex
Even in times of uncertainty, the corporations that build and operate prisons and jails seem guaranteed to turn a profit.
New York City Is Creating a Bail Fund to Help People Get Out of Jail
Tucked away into New York's new budget is a bail fund of $1.4 million, but will it help reduce the population at notoriously brutal city jails like Rikers Island?
Why Are Nigerians Flocking to Work in Texas Prisons?
Searching for a better life, a wave of African immigrants have taken jobs as corrections officers in the Lone Star State.
Abusive Attica Prison Guards Are Losing Their Jobs but Not Their Freedom
"If defenseless people can't find justice in New York's legal system, who can expect them to believe in it?"
The Isolated Island Where New York's Unknown and Unclaimed Are Buried
Hundreds of thousands of bodies lie under the ground in Hart Island, but despite the efforts of activists, it remains difficult for families to find out if their relatives are buried there.
Why Do Female Prison Guards Keep Having Sex with Inmates?
We asked a female corrections officer and a longtime prisoner for some perspective on why and how inmates manipulate the people who are supposed to be overseeing them.
Fixing America's Broken Corrections System Needs to Start on the Inside
How do we fix America's broken corrections and criminal justice systems? We asked the head of one of the country's largest prison systems.
The Unrelenting Novels of Thomas Bernhard
Often characterized by a seething loathing of social decor, patriotism, and ego, and fed by years spent suffering from tuberculosis and a gathering madness that would eventually force him to spend two years in a sanatorium, Bernhard's work is some of...