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 ...
Pairing a veteran police officer with a former inmate to crack down on crime seems the stuff of Hollywood — in fact, it was a winning formula when Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte teamed up in 48 Hours.
States of all political stripes, including Oklahoma, North Dakota and Massachusetts, have sent officials to tour prisons in Germany in search of ways to improve conditions for American inmates. At ...