In the presidential debate next Tuesday, we can expect to hear a lot about criminal justice policy. Kamala Harris will tout her record as a prosecutor. And Donald Trump will…
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From the COVID-19 pandemic to geopolitical conflicts, and catastrophic steering failures on cargo ships, the world has seen how a weak link in a supply chain can have far-reaching consequences…
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This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.Afrin Jahan’s life turned upside down when a sudden flash flood swept through her village, Porkora in Bangladesh. Midday on Thursday, August 22, the roof of her fragile home collapsed…
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A consistent feature of contemporary crime and public safety reporting is its tendency to link safety with policing, prosecution, and punishment. This happens at every stage of the journalistic process…
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From following strict dress codes to being frisked, visiting family in prison at New Jersey State Prison has always been a headache. But lingering COVID-19 restrictions have created a whole…
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Washington is sitting on millions of dollars collected from incarcerated people for phone calls and other fees — money that is kept in the Incarcerated Individual Betterment Fund and that…
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This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.With nearly 700 million people living in extreme poverty, the world needs solutions that can turn the tide. As BRAC’s late founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, used to say: “Small…
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This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.Over five decades ago, BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in the wake of a war that secured the nation’s independence and a devastating cyclone that left it reeling with upwards…
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The housing and affordability crisis is getting worse, and more people around the country are facing the grim reality of homelessness and the criminalization that accompanies it. Rather than treating…
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When California’s workplace safety board created important indoor heat protections for workers earlier this year, the policy exempted incarcerated workers. California’s governor cited cost concerns, but this unjust exclusion was…
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Money is power in the United States, and mass incarceration plays a major role in determining who can wield power and who can’t. As we’ve noted repeatedly over the years,…
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In most states, people incarcerated in prisons must pay medical copays and fees for physician visits, medications, dental treatment, and other health services. While they may be as little as…