US prison system
Advocates fight to stop execution of innocent death row prisoner Marcellus Williams in less than a week

William’s execution is set for September 24 despite DNA evidence proving him innocent, his legal team pledges to keep up the fight

Slavery was on the ballot in the US midterms. Who voted to abolish it?

More than 150 years after slavery was outlawed in the US, the practice persists in the form of forced, unpaid prison labor. Five states had the opportunity to end this.