Peter O'Dowd

Jails may seem secure, but people who run them have a very hard time keeping drugs out. Those drugs often lead to overdoses.

Numbers out of the Justice Department show that most suicides in jail happen shortly after booking — nearly half of them within the first week.

People-pleasing can be harmful to your mental health. How can you start putting yourself first?

Suicide is one of the top reasons why people die in custody in U.S. jails.

This year, jail officials started putting digital wristbands on inmates that measure vital signs. They can alert staff when a medical emergency is happening.

Over a four-year period between 2019 and 2023, nearly 4,000 people died in U.S. jails, according to data compiled by The Marshall Project.

Kiley has introduced legislation that would ban mid-decade redistricting. It comes amid brewing battles in both Texas and California to change congressional maps ahead of next year's midterm elections.

On a reporting trip, Here & Now's Chris Bentley and Peter O'Dowd traversed the Blues Trail in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

A public library in Ohio is celebrating the life of one of its most loyal patrons, a retired social worker named Dan Pelzer.

When we experience a difficult emotion, such as anger, sadness or anxiety, many of us try to push those feelings down instead of processing what we're feeling. But learning how to regulate your emotions is key for building better relationships and better mental health.