There is no question: President Donald Trump’s focus on public safety has been successful. His commonsense stand for law and order has lifted his approval ratings and made fighting crime his strongest ...

A documentary chronicling Alabama’s notorious prison system has dropped on HBO. “The Alabama Solution” is a nearly two-hour look at the state’s maximum-security lockups, using footage from inside ...

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Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, Emily Bazelon talked with Judith Resnik about her new book, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison ...

Norway’s prisons look shockingly comfortable compared with American cells, but the numbers tell the real story. In Norway, far fewer former prisoners return to prison, while America’s system keeps ...

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman also share how viewers can become even more educated about America's prison systems after watching the documentary. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards ...