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  • Justice
    Watch RIKERS Documentary
    November 15, 2016
    A riveting new film from Bill Moyers and team brings you face to face with what it's like to be incarcerated in America.
  • Justice
    Experience RIKERS, Face to Face
    October 11, 2016
    | Bill Moyers
    For the first time in an extended documentary former detainees at Rikers Island talk directly into camera about their experience in New York City’s largest and most notorious jail. RIKERS premieres on Nov. 15 at 10 p.m. on THIRTEEN.
  • Justice
    A Primer on the Nationwide Prisoners’ Strike
    September 29, 2016
    | Beth Schwartzapfel
    Prisoners can be forced to work without pay — the Constitution says so.
  • Justice
    America’s Criminal Injustice System
    August 17, 2016
    | Judith Coburn
    Our criminal justice system ignores larger truths about the lives of the accused.
  • Justice
    The Legal System Uses an Algorithm to Predict Recidivism
    May 25, 2016
    | Julia Agwin, Jeff Larson, Surya Mattu and Lauren Kirchner
    And it's terrible at predicting future crimes.
  • Justice
    What I Told the Attorney General About My Criminal Record
    April 27, 2016
    | Ronald Lewis, Helen Stokes and Tyrone Peake
    Here are three stories that are representative of the experiences of millions of Americans held back by a criminal record.
  • Inequality
    The Best Poverty Journalism 2015
    January 18, 2016
    | Rebecca Vallas and Tracey Ross
    These 20 stories and op-eds drew attention to critical but underreported issues, rebutted persistent myths, lifted up policy solutions and even served as a catalyst for change.
  • Media
    The Most Undercovered Stories of 2015
    December 23, 2015
    What did the mainstream media ignore this year? Reporters, editors and bloggers highlight stories that didn't get nearly enough attention.
  • Justice
    Help Baltimore by Restoring Voting Rights to Ex-Felons
    May 4, 2015
    | Ari Berman
    In Maryland, a bill awaits the signature of Gov. Larry Hogan that would restore voting rights to nearly 40,000 ex-felons, and would be particularly beneficial to African Americans.
  • Justice
    'Calls From Home': A Radio Show Bringing Hope to Inmates in Remote Rural Prisons
    April 28, 2015
    | Elaine Teng
    In a region dominated by coal companies and privatized prisons, activist Amelia Kirby charts a new path for her community.


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