In the immediate term, Biden can place a moratorium on federal executions for at least the next decade.
Prison
Julian Assange’s extradition was blocked not due to press freedom, but rather concern over prison conditions.
The Trump administration has trampled over an array of barriers, both legal and practical, according to court records.
As a second wave of COVID hits the U.S., some jurisdictions are beginning to reverse their decision to decarcerate.
President Donald Trump late Wednesday issued another wave of pardons for his wealthy political and personal allies.
Reprising its 2016 and 2018 prison strikes, Free Alabama Movement called for a statewide work strike on prison labor.
COVID-19 adds more sickness and death to an already unjust system.
From a policy perspective, this has created barriers to transformative approaches to violence like restorative justice.
Activists across the country are holding actions this week calling for the release of prisoners during the pandemic.
The brutalization of Soleiman Faqiri was a manifestation of the violence endemic in the carceral system.