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Why Firing the Prison Guards Involved in Robert Brooks’ Death Is neither Quick nor Easy

Our investigation in 2023 exposed how New York’s discipline system failed to hold abusive guards to account.

Closing Argument • 01.14.2025

While Youth Detention Numbers Rise, States Begin to Roll Back Reforms

Los Angeles County is one of many places that have struggled to maintain safe conditions for youth and seen reform efforts stall or be abandoned.

Closing Argument • 12.21.2024

Dozens of Prisoners Allege a Culture of Violence by Guards at Federal Facility in Virginia

In lawsuits and interviews, people held at Lee penitentiary described correctional officers breaking teeth, fracturing ribs and using the N-word.

Feature • 12.17.2024

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