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Prisons
The “afterlife” of mass incarceration
Feb 1, 2021
In a new book, sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller explores the punishments formerly imprisoned people face after their release. Read an excerpt here.
The relationship between drug companies and jails
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Jan 9, 2020
Incarcerated people form a large market for pharmaceutical companies. The ethics of that relationship can be complicated.
Private prison stocks aren’t feeling the expected boom
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 29, 2017
Stocks in the for-profit prison sector skyrocketed after the election of President Donald Trump. The Obama administration and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had both pledged to phase out their use by federal authorities — an approach Trump rejected. But the industry hasn’t seen the sustained boost many investors expected. Click the audio player above to […]
Private prisons benefit from new Trump rules
May 12, 2017
The Trump administration is going back to the “tough on crime” policies of the 1980s and ’90s. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered federal prosecutors to bring charges that carry heavy penalties – sometimes mandatory minimum sentences. This is a roll-back of Obama administration rules telling prosecutors not to charge nonviolent drug offenders with crimes that […]
A small Georgia town where prisons play a big role
Jan 13, 2017
McRae-Helena could see its fortunes change under the Trump administration.
Correction officers shortage: a danger to inmates?
by
Alisa Roth
Aug 30, 2016
Florida's shortage means delayed showers, cancelled classes and increased violence.
Florida struggles to keep corrections officers in state prisons
by
Alisa Roth
Aug 29, 2016
Hours for corrections officers are long, and pay is low.
For public good, not for profit.
Florida has a shortage of corrections officers for state prisons
by
Alisa Roth
Aug 29, 2016
Turnover in the department last year was 22 percent.
Western states scrambling for more firefighters
Aug 21, 2015
Wildfires are burning in 10 states, exhausting resources and manpower.