Edition: U.S. / Global
August 16, 2015
Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Prop stylist: Randi Brookman Harris.
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Table of Contents
Feature

The Bail Trap

Every year, thousands of innocent people are sent to jail only because they can’t afford to post bail, putting them at risk of losing their jobs, custody of their children — even their lives.

Photo Essay

A Night in Brooklyn Criminal Court

The difference between Rikers and freedom can be a couple of hundred dollars.

Feature

Welcome to Liberland, the World’s Newest Country (Maybe)

Travels with Vit Jedlicka, the would-be founding father of a libertarian paradise.

Feature

Ramiro Gomez’s Domestic Disturbances

The subversive young Mexican-American artist paints homages to the Angelenos whom wealthy homeowners — and the art world — often fail to see.


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