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How Efforts to Cut Long Prison Sentences Have Stalled

Crime victim advocates and conservative groups are resisting moves to revisit “truth-in-sentencing” laws.

Closing Argument • 08.31.2024

The Parents Paying for Their Children’s Crimes

Experts warn about a wave of legal consequences for parents like the Crumbleys, while some states consider prosecutions for kids as young as 10.

Closing Argument • 04.13.2024

I Raised My Kids From Prison. Soon, I’m Coming Home to a Grandson.

Chanell Burnette’s two sons were very young when she was incarcerated 18 years ago. “It’s funny how things come full circle,” writes the first-time grandmother. “This is two generations of me.”

Life Inside • 04.28.2023

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