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Cori Bush and Ayanna Pressley Lead Call for Biden to Oppose Death Penalty
Representatives Cori Bush and Ayanna Pressley are leading an effort urging President Biden to end capital punishment.
Upon His Inauguration, Biden Should Commute All Federal Death Sentences
In the immediate term, Biden can place a moratorium on federal executions for at least the next decade.
Decision Is Good News for Assange But Sets Grave Precedent for Other Journalists
Julian Assange’s extradition was blocked not due to press freedom, but rather concern over prison conditions.
Trump and Barr Use Last Days to Execute the Most Federal Prisoners Since WWII
The Trump administration has trampled over an array of barriers, both legal and practical, according to court records.
States Say They’re Decarcerating, Yet 1 in 5 Prisoners Has Had COVID
As a second wave of COVID hits the U.S., some jurisdictions are beginning to reverse their decision to decarcerate.
Trump Pardons Stone and Manafort as DOJ Proceeds With Executions
President Donald Trump late Wednesday issued another wave of pardons for his wealthy political and personal allies.
People Incarcerated in Alabama Are Pushing for a New Year’s Prison Strike
Reprising its 2016 and 2018 prison strikes, Free Alabama Movement called for a statewide work strike on prison labor.
Mothers Are Pushing to Free Their Children From Prison During COVID
COVID-19 adds more sickness and death to an already unjust system.
Let’s Reject the Violent vs. Nonviolent Crime Dichotomy to End the War on Drugs
From a policy perspective, this has created barriers to transformative approaches to violence like restorative justice.
COVID Cases in Prisons and ICE Immigration Jails Surpass 250,000
Activists across the country are holding actions this week calling for the release of prisoners during the pandemic.