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Mother Jones senior reporter Shane Bauer offered an inside look at American prisons after spending four months working undercover as a corrections officer in a Louisiana prison.

Social justice advocates discussed prison reform at an event hosted by the Women for Trump. The panel discussed the barriers faced by former prisoners in securing employment, re-uniting…

Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), a criminal justice policy and advocacy organization, hosted a panel discussion about pending legislation to address federal prison sentencing…

Gretta Goodwin talked about a new Government Accountability Office report on the cost of incarcerating immigrants. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series, during which as…

President Trump hosted a roundtable discussion with state leaders on prison reform at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

President Trump met with inner city pastors from around the nation to discuss his administration’s efforts at changing the prison system and other criminal justice issues including prisoner…

The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosted a panel discussion at the Eastern State Penitentiary about mass incarcerations and reforming the criminal justice system. The penitentiary was…

Journalist Alisa Roth reported that nearly half the people in U.S. jails and prisons have a psychiatric disorder.

President Trump spoke at a White House summit examining efforts to overhaul the nation’s prison system. He talked about helping prisoners re-enter the workforce and reducing the rate of…

President Trump spoke at a White House prison summit that examined potential changes for the criminal justice system. Before his remarks, Vice President Pence addressed the gathering. He…

Miami-Dade County Judge Steve Leifman, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the criminalization of mental illness, moderated a panel about the high rates of arresting, prosecuting, and…

Heather Ann Thompson talked about her book Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy, in which she recalls the Attica prison uprising that took place at the…

The Atlantic, a magazine and multi-platform publisher, hosted a series of discussions on incarceration and the criminal justice system. Speakers included Senate Judiciary Committee members…

Author Lisa Corrigan explored the personal and political impact that incarceration had on the leaders of the Black Liberation Movement in her book, Prison Power: How Prison Influenced the Movement for Black…

New America held panel discussion on the criminal justice system, focusing on mass incarceration, rehabilitation, and recommendations for change. Speakers included a former convict who…

Holly Harris talked about prison and sentencing reform during the Trump administration.

President Trump hosted a roundtable discussion at the White House on prison policy and the criminal justice system. Participants included Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Kentucky Governor…

Professor Danielle Allen talked about her book Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A., in which she examines mass incarceration through the lens of her cousin Michael A., who served 11 years…

Panelists talked about private and public prisons and their impact on incarceration and society. Mother Jones sent reporter Shane Bauer, who was part of the panel discussion, to Louisiana…

Kelly Hernandez talked about her book, City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771-1965. This interview, conducted on the campus of the University of…