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Free Phone Calls Saved Incarcerated People and Their Loved Ones $622.5 Million
Six prison systems have implemented free phone calls. A new report examines the impact of free communications.
Louisiana, State With Highest Poverty Rate, Considers Jailing Unhoused People
The bill has been called “one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country” by housing justice advocates.
I’m a Survivor Imprisoned in Texas. I’m Only Allowed to Watch Fox News.
We are force-fed “news” made by a network that uplifts white Christian nationalism and shields the predator-in-chief.
I Will Choose Death Over Treatment Unless NY Changes Its Parole Laws
The disease that now threatens my existence may be the only thing that can set me free.
Visuals Help Expose the Realities of Mass Incarceration to a Wider Audience
A Brooklyn exhibition in collaboration with Mariame Kaba features paintings about prisons, incarceration, and abolition.
PA’s Abolitionist Organizers Win Victory Against Mandatory Life Without Parole
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling is part of a nationwide trend to challenge life without parole sentences.
Democratic Lawmakers Find Immigrants Stuffed “Like Sardines” in Arizona ICE Jail
“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva said during a visit to the jail.
Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out
“ICE dungeons are systematically ... built to break people mentally,” Kordia said.
CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities
A new facility celebrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom will disrupt prisoner-led programming and normalize our captivity.
Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Pushing Systemic Change in Elected Office
From voting rights to wages to housing assistance, these officials advocate for systemic change to reduce incarceration.