At least 15 people have died in pretrial detention just this year at Texas’s notorious Harris County Jail. Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our ...

The new short film Criminal highlights the injustices of the criminal legal system with a look at how for-profit bail preys on the poor and mentally ill. We’re joined by three contributors to the film ...

NPR's Sergio Martinez-Beltran has the latest update from Dallas, where four people were shot at an ICE detention facility Wednesday morning. The Department of Homeland Security says a gunman fired on ...