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As Zika Season Nears, States Brace for an End to CDC Funding
The CDC has told state health officials to brace for an end to federal funding for efforts to track Zika infections and birth-defects that are caused by the disease.
April 21, 2017
Solitary By the Numbers
A closer look at who is being held in solitary, where and why.
April 18, 2017
Reducing Solitary Confinement, One Cell At A Time
More than 30 states have moved to reduce their use of solitary confinement as prison hunger strikes, lawsuits and activism have brought new scrutiny to the mental health effects of isolation, and the risks that freed prisoners might pose following long-term exposure to solitary.
April 18, 2017
Does Solitary Confinement Make Inmates More Likely To Reoffend?
Supporters of solitary confinement have speculated that the harsh conditions of isolation may deter inmates from committing more crimes in the future. Data from correctional facilities in a handful of states reveal a different story.
April 18, 2017
After Solitary
Explore "After Solitary," a new virtual reality tour of life inside of a solitary confinement cell.
April 18, 2017
FRONTLINE Wins Two Peabody Awards for Documentaries on ISIS and the Refugee Crisis
"Confronting ISIS" and "Exodus" were recognized for documentary excellence.
April 18, 2017
WATCH: How the U.S. Became the World Leader in Solitary Confinement
Solitary wasn't initially intended as a punishment. Go inside the 200-year history of solitary confinement in the U.S. in this excerpt from "Last Days of Solitary."
April 17, 2017
Democrats Condemn Climate Change Skeptics for Targeting Teachers
House Democrats are denouncing a campaign by the Heartland Institute to inject classrooms with materials questioning the scientific consensus around climate change -- an effort first reported by FRONTLINE and The GroundTruth Project.
April 12, 2017
FRONTLINE Earns Three Peabody Award Nominations
"Chasing Heroin," "Confronting ISIS" and "Exodus" received nominations for documentary excellence. PBS programs earned 11 nods overall.
April 5, 2017
What Jeff Sessions' Police Review Means for Federal Reform
The attorney general's review takes a step toward abandoning the only tool that exists to compel troubled departments to reform.
April 4, 2017
Coming in April on FRONTLINE
We'll bring you a searing, two-hour documentary on efforts to reduce the use of solitary confinement in the U.S., and a special on the world's oceans and fish farms with author Paul Greenberg -- who spent a year eating seafood for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
March 29, 2017