In 1992 Judge James P. Gray of the California Superior Court was the first sitting judge to come out against the War on Drugs in a televised press conference.
The outspoken and controversial author, UCLA Professor and former Justice Department official gives his take on the origins of the American incarceration crisis.
An activist witnesses deportees transported to Stansted airport in buses emblazoned with the company logo: Just Go!
Prison is failing those incarcerated who suffer from mental health problems. This personal story is one harrowing example.
Legalising drugs in the UK could help solve the economic crisis while decreasing addiction. Why isn't the policy going ahead? Because it would be political suicide.
Five leading children’s doctors present case studies to illuminate the Bill’s likely impact on child health in England.
The UK's largest traveller community is being forcibly evicted from their homes. Violence has been used to remove them, but is it ethnically motivated? Is Britain really engaging in 'ethnic cleansing'?
The BBC2 documentary series ‘Mixed Britannia’ set out to show how ethnic diversity is central to the UK. Last week's episode took us back to a dark time in British history that demonstrates why immigration policy needs to be constrained by a strong commitment to human rights.
Life for ex-prisoners is not easy in any country in the world, but there are so few opportunities in provincial Russia that it is hardly surprising a high percentage of the prison population in the Orenburg region are habitual re-offenders, says Elena Strelnikova
On the anniversary of Mubenga's death in deportation, we call on the UK government to end these needless abuses
Despite the severity of Tuesday’s verdict, all the signs are that Yulia Tymoshenko will soon be released. But what of her political future? That all depends on Victor Yanukovych, says Valery Kalnysh
Ukraine’s post-Soviet governments traditionally follow the logic of safety razors: “tighten as far as you can, and then release a few notches”. Yulia Tymoshenko’s unexpectedly long sentence was shocking, but in all probability she will be soon be at liberty again. The real question is what she doe
