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Another World Is Possible

by Hari Kunzru,

When I moved to New York City in 2008, my perception of safety (and everything else) was conditioned by a lifetime of American cop shows. Though I’d grown up in…

Power of Attorney

by Andrew Cockburn,

Can progressive prosecutors achieve meaningful criminal-justice reform?

Life after Life

by Kenneth E. Hartman,

Why parole in America is just another prison

Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness

by Harper’s Magazine,

Unfit for trial: a discussion of Alisa Roth’s book Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness

Captive Markets

by Michael Ames,

Why we won’t get prison reform

Captive Market

by Michael Ames,

Why we won’t get prison reform

Locking in your profits

by Bryant Urstadt,

Private prisons as a gold-plated investment opportunity

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