A Whistleblower, a Sudden Death, and the Most Dangerous Prison in California
Inmates walk through the exercise yard at California State Prison Sacramento, near Folsom. This season of ‘On Our Watch’, featured on this week’s episode of Reveal, follows in the footsteps of a whistleblower officer, whose tragic death helps uncover the secrets hidden inside the most dangerous prison in California. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the…
Bad Jobs Often Follow a Prison Sentence. They Want to Change That.
This story is a collaboration with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Magnum Foundation. We asked photographers to show us the paradox of today’s labor movement. Even as the popularity of unions has grown over the last decade, actual membership has continued to decline. Can new enthusiasm revitalize American labor? Read about this unique moment…
Biden Ordered the DOJ to Stop Using Private Prisons. Thousands Are Still Being Held Inside.
Michael Brochstein/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Almost three years ago, during his first week in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order instructing the Justice Department to stop renewing its contracts with private prison companies. The news was like a glimpse of…
Trump’s Arrest Is a Reminder Mugshots Are Bad
Mother Jones; Ron Elkman/Sports Imagery/ Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of the glaring ironies of former president Donald Trump (and his cronies) facing accountability for their attempts to subvert the democratic process is that Republicans have been forced to acknowledge the indignities…
The Gruesome Attraction of Prison Tourism Is Being Challenged at Last
Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.This article was published in partnership with the Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the US criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Eastern State Penitentiary, a former prison…
Imprisoned in a Sauna With No Exit
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Late last June, farmers in Walla Walla, Washington, noticed something odd happening to their onions. Walla Walla, an oasis in the middle of the state’s high desert, is bursting with vineyards, wheat fields and acres of the city’s eponymous…