The U.S. could choose to follow the lead of the United Kingdom, where all arrestees suspected of serious offenses are included in a DNA database. New research shows the approach would save 415 lives per year.

Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has grown fivefold--a rate unprecedented in American history. Is there an alternative to incarceration?

The reality of Hispanic criminality should be considered when setting immigration policy for the United States.

Informed, willing and healthy prisoners should not be deprived of the opportunity to help the sick while improving their own prospects once they are free.

It is difficult to create and sustain a decent society when many of its members are former convicts.

Several states have recently shown that they can save on costs without compromising public safety by intelligently reducing their prison populations.

Through a concerted combined community effort, offenders that get out of prison can be helped to stay out for life.

Counterfeit drugs have contaminated India's pharmaceutical supply, putting the entire Indian medical system at risk, and can only be stopped by a broader political effort.