Formerly Imprisoned Women Break Out of ‘The Box’
Advocates of the "Ban the Box" movement, which seeks to nix questions about criminal records on job applications, call a year-old New York City prohibition on the practice a success.
Tag: incarceration
SPECIAL REPORT: Forty Dollars and a Bus Ticket
Our reporters examine life on parole in New York.
via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Fighting a Solitary Battle
Activists call for an end to solitary confinement in New York prisons.
The Way Home
Check out this look at New York's juvenile justice system, tracing youths' paths through the courts, detention – and their efforts to get back on track.
via Lives in Focus
Prisoners of Politics
With less than one week left before voters’ cast their ballots, questions about Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama’s positions on incarceration and criminal justice remain unanswered.