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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.
These Women Exposed Prison Sexual Abuse. Now ICE Wants to Deport Them.
Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.
Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration
The Trump administration’s attacks on journalists have a side effect: further exposing the violence of prisons.
Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment
Incarcerated women are being made involuntary performers in a spectacle that attracts men who dehumanize them.
This Tennessee Prison Is Leaving LGBTQ People Unhoused Behind Bars
The South Central Correctional Center leaves LGBTQ people defenseless, so they’re organizing to fight for their safety.