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I’m Facing 60 Months in Prison. Cannabis Prohibition Has Destroyed My Life.
Despite his campaign promises, President Joe Biden has pardoned two turkeys -- and no people.
Texas Plans to Execute an Abuse Survivor Based on a Coerced Confession
Melissa Lucio's conviction hinges on a late-night confession and misrepresentations of trauma.
Incarcerated Organizers Are Resisting Amid Deteriorating Conditions
“These folks inside have had enough,” says organizer Brooke Terpsta.
Biden’s Immigration “Fix” Involves Jailing Migrants in Their Homes
The new digital incarceration program will be administered by private prison giant GEO Group.
She Said Her Husband Was Abusive. A Judge Took Her Kids and Ordered Her Arrest.
Judges regularly take liberties to get around statutes that are supposed to protect survivors, advocates say.
3 Incarcerated Women Die of COVID After Requesting Compassionate Release
Inmates are more than twice as likely to die of COVID as the general population.
In Prison, We Celebrated the First Step Act. We Realized It Falls Far Short.
At its worst, the First Step Act further reinforces the discriminatory nature of the U.S. criminal legal system.
This Prison in California Forced Incarcerated People to Drink Arsenic for Years
Thousands of people were forced to consume arsenic-laced water for years at Kern Valley State Prison.
Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Meiners and Beth Richie Talk Abolition Feminism
A new book coauthored by the four abolitionists emphasizes the grassroots and internationalist nature of the movement.
Democrats Demand Biden Close ICE Jail Accused of Abusing Black Immigrants
Watchdogs suspect the prison violated federal records law by deleting video footage of the alleged abuse.