Amid protests for racial equality and police reform, many Americans have called for the dismantling of systemically racist structures within our society. For some, that work begins with defunding (or ...

Valerie Schultz works as a library technical assistant for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., I’m surprised at you. Didn’t your mother ...

Most lawyers don't have to file a Freedom of Information Act request to read publicly filed court papers. But Brandon Sample wasn't a lawyer yet. He was also facing an even bigger hurdle at the time — ...

Behind the walls of California State Prison, Sacramento, six inmates gather in the library for their weekly short-story club. The librarian introduces the day’s pick, Doris Lessing’s A Sunrise on the ...

This article is part of Prison Banned Books Week, a campaign that aims to raise awareness of prison censorship. Every morning, Anthony Arriaga, 47, serving his 21 st year for a murder conviction, is ...