On AlterNet: jail

Modern-Day Eugenics? Prisoners Sterilized for Shorter Sentences

Kali Holloway,  AlterNet,  Jul 25, 2017

Story  |  Topic: Human Rights

5 Charts That Lay Bare the Tragedy of America's Mass Incarceration Problem

Tanya Golash-Boza,  The Conversation,  May 30, 2017

Story  |  Topic: News & Politics

A Mind-Boggling 11 Million Prisoners Are Cycling Though America's 'Justice' System Each Year

Rebecca Gordon,  TomDispatch,  Sep 25, 2016

Story  |  Topic: Human Rights

Nationwide Prison Strike Against 'Slavery in America' Rolls on—Despite Media Blackout

James Kilgore,  Truthout,  Sep 22, 2016

Story  |  Topic: Human Rights

The Number of Women in U.S. Jails Has Risen Faster Than Men but Gone Unnoticed

Lauren Holter,  The Frisky,  Aug 17, 2016

Story  |  Topic: LGBTQ

How Austin Became the First Southern City to 'Ban the Box' for Job Seekers With Felony Histories

Jacqueline Conn,  AlterNet,  May 25, 2016

Story  |  Topic: Labor

Employees With Criminal Records May Be Better Workers: Study

Kali Holloway,  AlterNet,  May 15, 2016

Story  |  Topic: Human Rights

North Carolina Police Tasered Mentally Ill Man to Death in Jail—Then Covered It Up

Sarah K. Burris,  Raw Story,  May 4, 2016

Story  |  Topic: Human Rights

Michigan Couple Faces Jail Time Over Lost Dr. Seuss Library Book

Marlena Fitzpatrick García,  AlterNet,  Apr 18, 2016

Story  |  Topic: Human Rights

Dying for Help: How American Jails Are Killing People Going Through Opioid Withdrawal

Jeremy Galloway,  The Influence,  Mar 28, 2016

Story  |  Topic: Drugs

Pages