The grave at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, where Bud Kelder's family believes he is buried. Courtesy of John Eakin hide caption
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Tuesday
Tuesday
Cuban entrepreneur Barbara Fernandez Franco oversees two employees in the small living room of her home in Havana, the Cuban capital. Her boyfriend, Michel Perez Casanova (right), works in the tourism industry but also helps with her business. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Cuba's Budding Entrepreneurs Travel A Rocky Road Toward Success
Thursday
Carson Luke, 13, was injured when he was restrained at a school in Virginia when he was 10 years old. Sarah Tilotta/NPR hide caption
National Data Confirm Cases Of Restraint And Seclusion In Public Schools
Thursday
Paroled From Life Sentences, Aging Ex-Cons Find World That Didn't Wait
Wednesday
Facing Doubts About Court Fines, Lawmakers Take Questions To Heart
John Huckleberry sits in the back seat of a friend's car on the way back from visiting inmates at Sterling Correctional Facility. After 30 years in prison, Huckleberry — who was released in 2012 — helps aging inmates prepare for life outside prison. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
Thursday
Derwyn Bunton, the chief public defender in New Orleans, says reduced resources has taken defendants' rights to a public defender "down to a crisis level." Joseph Shapiro/NPR hide caption
Saturday
Tom Barrett returned to the convenience store where he stole a can of beer. He spent time in jail, not for the crime, but because he couldn't afford the fines and fees that went along with wearing an electronic monitoring device. Joseph Shapiro/NPR hide caption
Measures Aimed At Keeping People Out Of Jail Punish The Poor
In this photo from the mid-1960s, Kirk Gable, a co-founder of the electronic monitoring belt, uses war surplus missile-tracking equipment to track young adult offenders who are wearing the first electronic monitoring devices. Courtesy of Robert Gable hide caption
Wednesday
Kyle Dewitt was sentenced to three days in jail after he was unable to pay fees associated with catching a fish out of season. Joseph Shapiro/NPR hide caption
Supreme Court Ruling Not Enough To Prevent Debtors Prisons
Tuesday
Unpaid Court Fees Land The Poor In 21st Century Debtors' Prisons
Monday
The proliferation of court fees has prompted some states, like New Jersey, to use amnesty programs to encourage the thousands of people who owe fines to surrender in exchange for fee reductions. At the Fugitive Safe Surrender program, makeshift courtrooms allow judges to individually handle each case. Nicole Beemsterboer/NPR hide caption