Some people hoped that Carolyn Bryant Donham would be prosecuted. With her death, 'justice was never done.'
Forty years after the first Freaknik, the Atlanta spring break event is still generating buzz thanks to a planned Hulu documentary.
Ellen Trawick is seeking answers and closure over her son’s death and wants better approaches for people who face mental health challenges.
Child Protective Services removed Mila Jackson from her home and placed her in foster care for 23 days after her parents chose their midwife’s care over a hospital.
The case of Mila Jackson highlights the disregard of midwives’ expertise and the disproportionate impact of child welfare systems on Black families.
Ordinances passed by Somerville’s city council — the first of their kind in the country — are aimed at recognizing the rights of non-traditional families.
Several conservative and far-right media figures are using the shooter’s reported transgender identity to shift the conversation away from gun control.
Bills to restore voting rights for people who are no longer incarcerated are gaining momentum, and some advocates say extending them to those who are now in prison would empower parents — especially mothers.
The editors of a new book talk about the history of the Indiana facility — written by people who were held there almost 150 years later.
The Prison Policy Initiative looks at a fast-growing group in the incarceration system and the challenges they are more likely to face.