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Girl abused in all-male jail: Now on trial: Brazil's criminal justice system; Lynn Harris Dec 12, 2007
Deadly lockdown in New Orleans: Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the city's prisons are overflowing and inmates have mysteriously died behind bars. Critics denounce a justice system in tatters.; By Robin Templeton Aug 23, 2007
Why Cory Booker is mad as hell: Enraged by his city's unfair drug policies, the Newark mayor vows to stop being polite and start making a difference.; By Debra Dickerson Jul 5, 2007
My brother is no good, and I've had enough!: He's in and out of jail, he hardly works, and he always gets thrown out of where he's staying.; By Cary Tennis May 30, 2007
Bitter pills: Thousands of Americans buy cheap prescription drugs in Mexico. Some end up in squalid south-of-the-border prisons.; By Janelle Brown Jun 1, 2006
Judy Miller and the press, Part 2: Andrew O'Hehir responds to his critics.; By Andrew O'Hehir Jul 13, 2005
Miller goes to jail: As the New York Times reporter was led away, many in the courtroom feared that the real victim was a free press.; By Michael Scherer Jul 7, 2005
A bitter defeat for the press: The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the Cooper-Miller case will do more than hurt two reporters -- it will erode the press's ability to cover sensitive stories.; By Farhad Manjoo Jun 28, 2005
Roach motel: Busted on a minor charge, I joined the luckless army of minorities who are crammed into jail cells every day by America's surreal war on marijuana.; By Christopher Ketcham Oct 17, 2002
"Stolen Lives": After a fairy-tale upbringing as the adopted daughter of Moroccan King Muhammad V, Malika Oufkir was imprisoned in desert jails for over 20 years after her father's coup against the king's heir failed.; Read by Edita Brychta Oct 22, 2001
Nowhere left to hide: Whether you're in jail or at the supermarket, your image might be shown on the Net, and there's not a thing you can do about it.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Jun 18, 2001
Jail baby: A man and woman conceive after having sex between cell bars.; By Jack Boulware Dec 1, 2000
Hard-to-swallow soup for a kid's soul: Should I tell my sons about the drugs, the drinking and the jail in Daytona?; By Callie Milton Sep 27, 2000
Do not pass Go: Are the Philadelphia police using high bail to keep an activist leader away from the Democratic Convention?; By Anthony York Aug 8, 2000
Hard time for soft crimes: Two million Americans are locked up, most for nonviolent drug offenses. Some maverick Republicans -- yes, Republicans -- are trying to change that.; By Bruce Shapiro Jul 31, 2000
Sleeping with the enemy: While I'm planning security for the IMF demonstrations, my husband is getting thrown in jail. He better not ask me for bail.; By Lisa Guide Apr 24, 2000
Letters to the editor: Is crime the price of apartheid? Plus: The naked body is magnificent; was the plastic bag in "American Beauty" a rip-off?; Mar 31, 2000
When the jailhouse is far from home: Kids with parents behind bars share the pain of incarceration.; By Nell Bernstein Mar 29, 2000
Victoria's penitentiary: Lingerie or weapon? Off with the underwire bra if you want to go behind bars.; By Linda Robertson Mar 20, 2000
A child shoots a child: It isn't about guns; it's about neglect.; By Beth Broeker Mar 13, 2000
Busted: Rosemeri da Costa emerges as Brazil's bare-breasted folk hero after spending eight hours in jail for slipping off her top.; By Hank Hyena Feb 11, 2000
Sharps & Flats: "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."; By Seth Mnookin Oct 22, 1999
Flash: Bond bandit bites baguette!: And other information you don't need, but the Times of London insists on giving you.; By Douglas Cruickshank Jul 1, 1999
Crime school: Does prosecuting teenagers as adults make society safer?; By Fiona Morgan May 26, 1999
Death sentence?: By making condoms contraband, prisons may be exacerbating the AIDS health crisis.; By Dawn MacKeen May 20, 1999

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