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Even CA Moved Right With Pro-Prison Ballot Measure Funded by Retail Giants
Incarceration rates may soon rise in California due to a ballot initiative that passed on November 5.
“An Imagination Party”: How My Toddler Fuels My Vision for Liberation
In cataclysmic moments, what can we learn from the free imaginings of children?
Texas Death Row Prisoner Wins Temporary Stay of Execution After Subpoena
Lawmakers who oppose Robert Roberson’s execution turned to novel legal maneuvers in an effort to buy him more time.
Several FL Jails in Milton’s Projected Path Refuse to Evacuate People Inside
“When my son was sentenced, he was not given a death sentence,” said one parent of a person currently in jail.
A Louisiana Law Is Leading Teens With Minor Offenses to Be Charged as Adults
It's now one of four states, along with Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin, that prosecute all 17-year-olds as adults.
Our Future Generations Deserve Abundance, Not “State of the Art” Prisons
I went numb when I realized Illinois is laying the foundation to deliver the next generation into state slavery.
My Miscarriage Behind Bars Showed Me the Truth of the “Justice” System
Incarceration did not recognize me as a being who could feel pain, who could feel loss.
Prisoners Say Routine Use of Lockdowns Has Led to More Violence and Suicides
“Imagine being trapped in your bathroom for weeks on end!” one incarcerated man said. “That’s what it’s like.”
The Death Penalty Is Always an Atrocity, Not Just for the Wrongfully Convicted
The death penalty should be applied neither to the guilty nor the innocent. We must abolish it.
Dispatch From Missouri: Mourners Decry Execution of Marcellus Williams
Bearing witness to Missouri’s latest state-sponsored killing, mourners spoke out at a vigil outside the execution room.