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Part 6: Reentering Society

Jail and prison is a social investment. As the famous Fyodor Dostoevsky quote says, “You can judge a society by how well it treats its prisoners”. Appropriate treatment of

Part 5: Solitary Confinement

How do you think you would cope with being placed in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day? Solitary confinement is the second most severe

Part 4: Inmate Visitation

There are two groups of people involved in the criminal justice system who are invisible to the public: correctional officers and the families of inmates. The

Part 3: Jail

While the public tends to the use the words “jail” and “prison” together, they are vastly different systems. Jail typically holds inmates for 1-2 years

Part 2: Court

Courts are designed for public access. This is a tour of a court in England that provides information for visitors so that they will be

Part 1: Police Interaction

People are often surprised to discover that the criminal justice system has very little to do with victims. In fact, most victims have only two

Lee Riot & South Carolina Prison Culture

Experts say the mental health repercussions of a mass shooting can be severe. USC professor Hayden Smith says the damage extends further than the victims’ families.

Mass shootings

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge has denied a motion to stop the state’s updated execution law from going into effect, meaning two inmates’ executions are still scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.

Executions

Firing Squad Story

South Carolina is close to legalizing firing squads as an alternative to the electric chair and lethal injection for executions.The bill has already made it through the state Senate and is now on the House floor for debate.

Defund The Police

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — There’s a growing call to defund the police as a solution to police brutality and racial inequalities in policing.