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Our Hands Are Tied was one of the second-prize middle school division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Ada Watson, a seventh grader at RD and Euzelle Smith Middle School in…

A House Judiciary subcommittee held an oversight hearing with the Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal. The director answered questions on a variety of topics, including the…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on implementation of the First Step Act, which made reforms to federal prisons and prisoning when…

Viewers responded to the question, “What is your view of the U.S. prison system?”

The Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast Ear Hustle co-creators and co-hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods reflected on of how they came to San Quentin prison and talked about everyday life in…

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges reflected on his time teaching at the East Jersey State Prison as part of Rutgers University’s degree program. He spoke at the 2021 Miami Book…

Rachel Barkow, a vice dean and law professor at New York University, talked about mass incarcerations. The event was part of the Cato Institute’s 20th annual Constitution Day symposium, titled,…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing with legal and justice reform experts on the American juvenile justice system. The witnesses…

Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on a range of issues, including how the federal prison system was managing the…

A Plea for Reform was one of the second prize high school western division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Landon Tyner, a senior at Western High School in Anaheim, California,…

Nicole Lewis talked about how coronavirus has impacted U.S. prison populations.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies about the bureau’s response to…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the news of the day, including the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, vaccine distribution plans, efforts to pass an…

The directors of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service testified at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on their efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus in the…

Nicholas Turner, president of the Vera Institute for Justice, talked about criminal justice reform and the incoming Biden administration.

Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidates, incumbent Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-M), participated in separate virtual town hall forums on the U.S. justice…

University of California Hastings College of the Law professor Hadar Aviram looked at California’s parole system through the life sentences given to those involved in the Manson Family…

Cyntoia Brown-Long discussed her journey from prison to an advocate working to reform juvenile sentencing guidelines.

President Trump met with black conservative talk show hosts and community leaders to discuss policies that benefit their communities. They talked about criminal justice reform, opportunity…

House Judiciary Committee Democratic members held a virtual discussion on the Trump administration’s response to the spread of the COVID-19 in prisons and jails. They discussed the high…