NPR | An inmate at Rikers Island died after he swallowed toxic detergent. A corrections officer was convicted of violating his human rights after he didn’t get the man medical treatment.
Mentally Ill Inmate Set to be Put to Death in Texas
The Takeaway | People with mental illness are disproportionately represented on Death Row. An interview about Scott Panetti, a severely ill man on Death Row in Texas, whose case has gone to the Supreme Court.
Do Heat-Sensitive Inmates Have A Right To Air Conditioning?
NPR | Increased heat sensitivity is a side effect of many psychiatric medications. It’s a serious problem for many inmates with mental illness in states like Texas, where prisons are not air-conditioned.
In prison and getting an education
Marketplace | Fewer and fewer prisons offer inmates opportunities for higher education. A look at one program that still does.
Bailing Out Those Who Can’t Make Bail
WNYC | Thousands of people end up stuck in jail for weeks or even months because they can’t afford to pay even small amounts of bail. A NYC public defenders office has come up with a way to help.
Blessing of the…Bicycles?
NPR | Bicyclists in NYC get their bikes blessed at what has become an annual rite at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
School Discipline
Life of the Law | What happens when police are called to discipline students at school? Hint: it’s not good.
Syria’s Refugees: The Catastrophe
The New York Review of Books | Millions of people have fled Syria since the war began in 2011. Most have ended up in four countries: Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. This story looks at the regional implications of the crisis.
Beyond the Camps
The New York Review of Books | This is a slideshow of photos from the Syrian refugee crisis.
Turkey tries to accommodate its new Syrian residents
Before the war started, it took less than two hours to drive from Aleppo to Gaziantep, Turkey. Now so many Syrian refugees have settled there, they call it Little Aleppo. This story looks at the challenges.