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Prison Can’t Prevent Domestic Abuse. Transformative Accountability Programs Can.
Prison is a trauma-producing institution that does nothing to prevent those who have used violence from doing so again.
I Answered the Call to Help Stop Cop City. I Spent 31 Days in Jail for It.
In those 31 days, I witnessed mental health crises, a lack of running water and sadistic treatment by guards.
Oklahoma Parole Board Denies Clemency for Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip
Glossip’s execution is set for May 18 even though the state’s own attorney general sought to vacate the conviction.
Experts Cite the Health Impacts of Incarceration as US Life Expectancy Falls
“The worse the prison conditions, the more likely it is incarceration can be tied to excess mortality,” said one expert.
While You’re Lighting Up on 4/20, I’m Serving Decades in Prison for Selling Weed
I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars.
Lashawn Thompson’s Family Demands Justice: He Was “Eaten Alive” by Bugs in Jail
The family is demanding a criminal investigation and that the jail be shut down.
New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women’s Prisons
New public health research on women’s prisons exposes medical neglect, sexual violence and inhumane living conditions.
2 California Prisons Face Imminent Flooding. They Must Be Evacuated Now.
California prison authorities have a history of failing to evacuate incarcerated people for weather-related emergencies.
Lawmakers Urge DOJ to Uphold Press Freedom by Dropping Charges Against Assange
Assange continues to fight his extradition to the United States, which the U.K. government approved last year.
Calls Grow for Russia to Release Jailed US Journalist Accused of Espionage
Evan Gershkovich is reportedly the first U.S. journalist arrested by Moscow on spying charges since 1986.