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Joseph Ponte: In Maine, "We Rewrote the Segregation Policy"
Former corrections commissioner Joseph Ponte on reforming the solitary policy in Maine — and why it's a work in progress.
April 22, 2014
Craig Haney: Solitary Confinement is a "Tried-and-True" Torture Device
What does solitary do to you? Psychiatrist Craig Haney discusses the impact of prolonged isolation on prison inmates.
April 22, 2014
A “Noble Experiment”: How Solitary Came to America
In the late 18th century, the Quakers were looking for a way to rehabilitate criminals instead of resorting to the violence of the whip or the gallows. In 1787, they began to impose sentences of solitary confinement in an experiment at the Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia.
April 22, 2014
What Happens in Solitary When Guards Aren’t Looking
Inmates aren't supposed to be able to pass contraband to one another in solitary confinement. But they've found a way.
April 22, 2014
The Disturbing Sounds of Solitary Confinement
Friday night at the Maine state prison's segregation unit is anything but quiet.
April 21, 2014
5 Takeaways From the U.N. Climate Change Report
In the push to curb global climate change, 2015 could be a make or break year.
April 14, 2014
Shake-Up Inside Forensic Credentialing Organization
ACFEI, which FRONTLINE reported on in "The Real CSI," has quietly put its accounting division up for sale, prompting the mass resignation of an advisory board.
April 11, 2014
Remembering Peter Matthiessen
The death last week of Peter Matthiessen reminded us poignantly of the film he had done with us in 1989.
April 10, 2014
Can Steven Cohen Move On From SAC's Insider Trading Past?
A judge has approved a guilty plea from SAC Capital Advisors for insider trading, but a civil case now awaits the firm's billionaire founder, Steven A. Cohen.
April 10, 2014
Feds to Reconsider Harsh Prison Terms for Drug Offenders
The federal prison population has grown by nearly 800 percent in the past 30 years, spurred in part by the increasing use of tougher sentences applied to nonviolent drug crimes. Now there's a growing movement to scale it back.
April 9, 2014
Is SEC "Fearful" of Wall Street? Agency Insider Says Yes
An SEC trial attorney used a recent retirement speech to criticize the agency for being too "tentative and fearful" in confronting Wall Street following the 2008 financial crisis.
April 8, 2014