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![Prisoners in a cell with COVID-19 molecule](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1020-covid-prison-2-400x300.jpg)
COVID-19 in Prisons Is Far Worse Than Previously Thought, Data Trackers Say
The public may never know the full extent of death and suffering of incarcerated people during the pandemic.
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Activists Are Mobilizing to Help Incarcerated People Get Their Stimulus Checks
The Trump administration attempted to block stimulus payments to incarcerated people before a federal court intervened.
![Native American protesters and supporters gather at the Black Hills, now the site of Mount Rushmore, on July 3, 2020, in Keystone, South Dakota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1013-native-protest-400x300.jpg)
To Decolonize Indigenous Lands, We Must Also Abolish Police and Prisons
Abolishing the systems and institutions that propagate white supremacy is an important step toward decolonization.
![Protesters holding a banner with the definition of "abolition" move up Washington Street, from Nubian Square toward downtown Boston, Massachusetts, on September 25, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228771819-400x300.jpg)
Abolition Is Not Merely a Demand, But a Long-Term Struggle
In the fight for abolition, losing an immediate demand should not deter us from the long-term struggle.
![The practice of transferring people from prisons with outbreaks has already proven deadly but has not stopped.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0919-prison-bus-400x300.jpg)
I’m Living in Fear of COVID as New People Get Transferred Into the Prison I’m In
The practice of transferring people from prisons with outbreaks has already proven deadly but has not stopped.
![Demonstrators and family protest the death of Jemal Floyd at the hands of prison guards in front of the Brooklyn Detention Center in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City on June 26, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0910-prison-400x300.jpg)
Prison Reforms Can Actually Increase Size and Scope of Incarceration
Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss electronic monitoring, prison reform and the growing awareness of abolition.
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The House Is About to Pass Marijuana Decriminalization. What Will the Senate Do?
Marijuana legalization enjoys support from a clear and bipartisan majority of voters.
![Queens residents, community group protest and demand that Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz takes immediate action to stop the spread of COVID-19 in jails and decarcerate during a protest in New York City on July 13, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/GettyImages-1227681838-400x300.jpg)
Incarcerated People Are Challenging Deadly Pandemic Conditions in Prisons
Over 115,000 people in prisons have contracted COVID. Incarcerated people have been drawing attention to their concerns.
![California's Reliance on Incarcerated Labor Exposed as Wildfires Rage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/SEG3-PrisonFirefighters-2-400x300.jpg)
California’s Dependence on Incarcerated Labor Exposed as Wildfires Rage
More than 1,300 incarcerated firefighters are fighting back the blazes as COVID limits their numbers.
![A woman holds a sign reading "black trans lives matter" in front of a graphic of the trans flag](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0821translives2-400x300.jpg)
Trans Women Who Report Abuse in Prison Are Targets of Retaliation
Trans women are disproportionately targeted for sexual violence and retaliation when they speak out.