Why these 4 congressional freshmen think they’ll find ‘common ground’
“The congressional freshman class taking office in January is the largest in decades and the most diverse in history. As the start of the new term approaches, Judy Woodruff sits down with four...
Newark Youth Court gives juvenile offenders a jury of their peers
“How should efforts to implement criminal justice reform handle minor offenses committed by juveniles? Officials in Newark, New Jersey, are trying a new approach: municipal courts, public...
American prisons are hell. For women, they’re even worse
“The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country–over two million. Roughly 200,000 of them are female. But existing American prisons are often ill-equipped to handle the specific...
How Trump’s border decisions represent ‘completely new’ American policy
“As immigration policy takes center stage, we analyze the administration’s recent moves on border closures and asylum requests. Scott Shuchart worked on immigration for the Department of...
How Trump’s trade wars are affecting American farmers
“The Trump administration’s tariffs against China and Mexico have sparked retaliation by both countries on American agriculture. As a result, dairy producers have experienced a painful...
From PBS NewsHour: Storytelling is this former lifer’s gift
“Troy Williams did his time — 18 years of a life sentence in California prison — and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other valuable...
Is Trump’s criminal justice plan ‘rehabilitative and redemptive?’
“President Trump has outlined a new bipartisan agreement on criminal justice reform. The plan ends the “three strikes” policy mandating life in prison for third-time drug offenders and adds...
‘Boy Erased’ explores the ‘self-hatred’ dealt by gay conversion programs
“Boy Erased,” a new film based on a memoir by Garrard Conley, tells the story of a young man who is forced by his parents to attend a gay conversion therapy program. Jeffrey Brown speaks to...