When a witness embroiled in a criminal investigation is given a grant of immunity, it always comes with strings attached. The witness gets immunity, but society gets the witness’s information in exchange—all of it. If the information the witness provides isn’t truthful, or isn’t complete, the grant of immunity is withdrawn. The witness (often a …
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Why Prison Lockdowns Can’t Protect Inmates From Deadly Viruses
When the pandemic started, many prisons and jails throughout the country responded by locking people down in their cells for 22 to 24 hours a day, and by using solitary confinement cells as quarantine units. In some ways, these lockdown measures seemed like an intuitive response to the virus: Since prisons aren’t built for social …
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