Mass Incarceration

Glynn Ray Simmons was sentenced to death for a 1974 murder he did not commit.

A Black man spent 34 years and one week in prison for a crime he did not commiit

Exonerations from death row sentences are more common than we'd like to believe.

Five lawsuits allege the Alabama Department of Corrections returned inmate remains without their organs.

A Black man had his conviction overturned after being found guilty based on a blind eyewitness testimony.

More than 100 inmates in a Minnesota prison refused to return to their cells due to extreme heat temperatures.

Representatives Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman and others, introduced legislation to end the "inhumane" practice of…

An appeals court denied Rodney Reed’s request for a retrial despite his claim there is evidence to prove his…

Crosley Green was exonerated in 2018 until a Florida appeals court overturned the appeal that set him free.

A petition to grant Joe James posthumous clemency will be brought to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Maurice Hastings was declared innocent after 38 years in prison.

Up to 32 detainees at Harris County Jail in Houston died within 14 months.

Leonard Taylor was executed Feb 7. by lethal injection.

Do you need any more convincing that the criminal justice system is crooked?

The last thoughts of Kevin Johnson 97 days before his execution were recovered.

Other inmates were known to have died as a result of the heating system.

37-year-old Kevin Johnson was on death row for a 2005 murder conviction. His attorney argued the prosecution was…

The family of Kastellio Vaughan were brave enough to share the graphic photos of their loved one with the world.

The conditions investigated by the Justice Department in 2019 have only gotten worse.

Supported by Rihanna and Kim Kardashian, Rodney Reed will finally get his chance before the high court.