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Last summer, I visited McLeod, Oklahoma, home to the state’s largest women’s prison. McLeod is a town of fewer than…

You know what we do here at ProPublica. This is investigative journalism that drives change and holds accountability. As February…

When guards appeared earlier this month outside the room Christian Hinojosa shared with her son and other women and children…

Senate leaders are urging the Pentagon to prioritize purchasing generic drugs made in the United States, warning that America’s overreliance…

Four House Democrats called on the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to explain how he plans to address…

Reporting Highlights Changing the Rules: The Trump administration is sharing law enforcement files on criminal gangs more freely with intelligence…

Should a person be deported because once, a decade and a half ago, they left their toddlers home alone for…

Following a ProPublica article revealing that the U.S. Forest Service had been issuing clothing to wildland firefighters for years that…

Reporting Highlights Second Chance at Freedom: The Oklahoma Survivors’ Act allows imprisoned victims of domestic violence to ask for a…

Reporting Highlights No Required Reporting: South Carolina doesn’t require hospitals to report when they admit patients with measles-related illnesses. Low…