The United States Constitution remains one of the highest protections of individual freedoms; however, these rights remain frequently ignored, eroded, or denied despite protections for current and ...

Let’s unpack prison abolition and how the U.S. came to incarcerate 2 million people. The United States incarcerates more people than any other nation in the world, and people across the political ...

The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude—except as punishment for a crime. This so-called "Except Clause" has long been used to justify forced ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio lawmakers are moving to amend a portion of the state’s constitution that permits slavery as a form of punishment for crime. Ohio’s constitution currently bans slavery and ...

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Newton County dad has been given 30 years in prison for subjecting his children to "extreme bootcamp style exercises" as punishment that experts witnesses likened to torture.