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‘I feel quite desperate right now’: In leaked databases, Uyghurs search for names of the missing

Justice

Uyghurs in the diaspora are now going through the lists from leaked documents to try and identify their missing relatives. For many, it’s the first time they’ve been able to confirm what happened to them.

Soldiers with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces check a house in Hassakeh, Syria, Jan. 25, 2022. After breaking into the prison late Thursday, ISIS militants were joined by others rioting inside the facility that housed over 3,000 inmates, including

Three months after ISIS attacked a prison in northeast Syria, the fate of at least 100 child detainees remains unclear

Youth
US ex-Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in 2019 and accused of assaulting police officers, stands inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, March 11, 2020.

Ex-Marine’s Russian imprisonment is ‘political,’ his father says, calling for his release

Global Politics
Chanthon Bun, who was incarcerated for 23 years, part of that time in San Quentin State Prison in California, shows artwork from an origami course offered in the prison.

He’s out of prison and has COVID-19. But he’s still sheltering from ICE.

Immigration
A police officer stands in front of a red London bus

After attacks, UK rethinks early release law for convicted terrorists

Conflict & Justice
A woman sits on a bench in jail.

Mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving — or any other day

Justice

Jill McCorkel, a professor of sociology and criminology at Villanova University, details the costs and challenges of low-income families visiting relatives in prison.

Cherise Greer

Here’s a list of ways to help women who’ve been incarcerated

Conflict

If you’d also like to get involved in solving the problem and help women who’ve been incarcerated, we’ve compiled a list of organizations and programs, below, that you can support.

The icon for female is behind bars surrounded by a brick wall.

There are more women in prison than ever before

Conflict

Our series takes a global look at the problem: why women are ending up in prison, what it’s like for them inside and how activists are fighting to keep people out.

The Musical Legacy of Attica

Arts, Culture & Media

This week is the 30th anniversary of the infamous New York state prison riot that left 39 people dead. We hear how composers since then have translated the uprising into music.

Prison Design

Arts, Culture & Media

Architecture critic Philip Nobel looks at a recently-constructed jail in Marin County, California, where flights of architectural fancy and a can-do practicality each play a role.

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Inside the Fight to Reunite Families Separated at the U.S. Border