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Jailers Tortured and Murdered Marvin Scott III, Family Says After Viewing Video
After viewing tape of Scott's in-custody murder at the Collin County Jail, his family says he suffered “day of torture.”
Many So-Called “Alternatives” to Mass Incarceration Are 21st-Century Shackles
“Alternatives” like invasive electronic monitoring turn communities into cages and further exploit people.
My Child Is Incarcerated. One Second in This Unjust System Is Too Much.
Our children have been entrapped in a web of collaboration involving judges, prosecutors and police officers.
New Report Looks at Strategies to Cut Incarceration of Illinois Women by Half
While the report’s scope is limited to Illinois, its recommendations are relevant to women’s incarceration nationwide.
Prioritizing Incarcerated People for Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID in IL Prisons
The state has vaccinated 69 percent of the people in prison. However, most guards are not required to get vaccinated.
The US’s Biggest County Jails Are Sites of Extreme Environmental Injustice
Patterns of incarceration lay bare the relationship between race, poverty and pollution.
Biden Poised to Break a Promise on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Like the racist crackdown on crack cocaine, a crackdown on fentanyl is filling prisons, not preventing deaths.
To End Mass Incarceration, We Need to Bust the Myths That Prop It Up
Truthout speaks with Victoria Law about her new primer for people who are starting to think about mass incarceration.
Virginia Governor Signs Bill Abolishing Death Penalty in the State
“We can’t give out the ultimate punishment without being 100 percent sure that we’re right,” Gov. Ralph Northam said.
Prison Laborers Are Paid Pennies to Maintain the Prisons They’re Incarcerated In
More than 4,000 private corporations in the U.S. have a financial stake in the expansion of the public prison system.