Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in ...

A redistricting expert answers questions from Bolts readers about the effort to redraw Texas’ congressional map, and its ...

Over the past year, Seattle has begun barring some residents from entering certain neighborhoods of their city. A new ...

Out of 40 special elections for congressional and legislative seats so far in 2025, only two have seen flips; both were ...

Voters will decide on a ballot initiative that would set the stage to let everyone vote by mail without an excuse—an option that could expand access for voters with disabilities.

I follow the U.S. Supreme Court: Why also care about state supreme courts? If state and local governments have any involvement in an issue, you can bet that state supreme courts shape public policy on ...

How Illinois Housing Banishment Laws Push People into Homelessness and Prison Organizers with past sex offense convictions are championing a bill in the state legislature that could end the cycle and ...

According to a leaked opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks. Arizona is one of many states with a “trigger” law that would ...

A historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and efforts to challenge it.

Proposed legislation in Illinois would expand community-based programs for people released from jail to improve their odds of success. Supporters call it a critical next step after the state abolished ...

These offices have wide powers over the scope of incarceration and the conditions of detention, issues that are on the ballot from Tampa and Savannah to Phoenix.