crime Man busted after purposely going to jail to sell drug-filled Kinder Surprise eggs smuggled in his butt David Pescovitz
health Mentally ill man jailed over $5 worth of snacks dies in cell after waiting months for mental health care Xeni Jardin
politics Coronavirus: ICE to stop arresting migrants other than 'mission critical' arrests, whatever that is Xeni Jardin
gender Two years after a federal law banning shackling women during childbirth was passed, prisoners in America are still giving birth in chains Cory Doctorow
Business After Trump reversed Obama's restrictions on private federal prisons, states started banning them instead Cory Doctorow
books In an age of disappearing prison libraries, jail profiteers provide "free" crapgadget tablets that charge prisoners by the minute to read Project Gutenberg ebooks Cory Doctorow
criminals Brazil prisoner who almost escaped in 'teen girl' disguise is found hanged to death Xeni Jardin
trump Trump administration to radically expand 'Expedited removal' of immigrants, extrajudicial detention to increase Xeni Jardin
corruption Facebook hate group investigation reveals 400 police officers, including NYPD cops, to be members Xeni Jardin
homelessness New Orleans reduced homelessness by 90% (and saved a fortune) by giving homeless people homes Cory Doctorow
crooks Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca loses appeal for obstructing justice and lying to federal authorities Mark Frauenfelder