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At Liberty is a weekly podcast that explores the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties questions of our time. Catch new episodes on Thursday at 9am ET.

Juvenile Justice

鈥淚magine that you, at age fifteen, have been sentenced to social death, life without parole, in a space nine feet by seven鈥攖he size of a freight elevator鈥攚here for twenty-two to twenty-four hours a day you...

We鈥檙e continuing to feature major stories impacting students as the back-to-school season is underway. Today, we confront one troubling question: Why are students being fined by police in schools? Across the nation, students are being...

Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison, is the largest maximum-security adult prison in the US. Angola is the perfect symbol for the criminal legal system鈥檚 ongoing legacy of racism. It鈥檚 transformed from a...

Joel Cast贸n was incarcerated when he was 18 years old. He鈥檚 now 45 and in November of last year, just two months ago, Joel was released after serving over 26 years. While incarcerated, he received...

Over the coming weeks, kids will be heading back to school 鈥 over a million of them to preschool. And while many of these preschoolers will learn about colors, shapes, and the ABC鈥檚, thousands will...

Many of the children who are presently gearing up for a new school year are also preparing to face police on a daily basis. The numbers of cops in schools is growing, which often means...