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Jails

covid-19 Apr. 10, 2020

Who ‘Deserves’ Jail During a Pandemic?The Cook County Jail in Chicago is America’s biggest coronavirus hotspot. Why did we allow this?

By Zak Cheney-Rice
covid-19 Apr. 6, 2020

Rikers Island Reports Its First COVID-Related Prisoner DeathMichael Tyson, 53, had been locked up for a noncriminal, technical parole violation.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
coronavirus Mar. 18, 2020

Rikers Island Prisoner Tests Positive for CoronavirusAdvocates have long warned about the deadly stakes of a jail or prison outbreak.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
coronavirus Mar. 17, 2020

Thank God David A. Clarke Isn’t Running a County Jail AnymoreHe really wants you to expose yourself to novel coronavirus.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
health care Oct. 1, 2019

How America’s Health-Care System Makes Mass Incarceration WorseA report from AL.com and ProPublica unearths disturbing practices in Alabama.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
sandra bland May 9, 2019

Why Are So Many ‘Bad Apple’ Police Officers Bad in the Same Way?The new Sandra Bland footage casts light on the debate over whether police misconduct is an isolated or systemic problem.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
crime and punishment July 22, 2015

Rikers Inmates Given Allowance, Pizza PartiesBut only if they’re on their best behavior.

By Adam K. Raymond
stupid crime of the day June 11, 2009

In Context, a Jailhouse Bar Mitzvah Isn’t So Crazy, ReallyIt’s not like there were werewolves there.

By Chris Rovzar