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![Flames race through a field in Winters, California, on August 19, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/GettyImages-1228119032-400x300.jpg)
Families and Advocates Call for Evacuation of Prisons Amid California Wildfires
Some of California's prisons are located in areas under evacuation orders.
![Prisoners behind bars with flames](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0729law1-400x300.jpg)
As Some States Reopen, People in Prison Continue to Face Harmful Lockdowns
States are beginning to reopen, but many incarcerated people remain confined to their cells for up to 23 hours a day.
![A man feeds a dog a treat in a jail cell](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0722-prison-dog-400x300.jpg)
We Must Not Exchange One Cage for Another — Let’s Abolish All Forms of Prisons
Authors Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss their new book, "Prison By Any Other Name," and the need for abolition.
![A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0714-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
DOJ Conducts First Execution Since 2003 Just Hours After Supreme Court Ruling
More than 2,600 individuals on death row have been exonerated since 1989.
![Hunger Striker at Otay Mesa ICE Jail Speaks Out as COVID Spreads](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/Untitleddesign-400x300.jpg)
Hunger Strikers at COVID-Infected ICE Jail Were Pepper-Sprayed in Retaliation
Detained immigrant activist Anthony Alexandre reports dire conditions and a lack of medical care at the for-profit jail.
![The words "help we matter 2" are seen written in a window at the Cook County Department of Corrections, housing one of the nation's largest jails, in Chicago, Illinois, on April 9, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/GettyImages-1209565881-400x300.jpg)
No One Should Have to Die in Prison
Thousands languish and die in prison because of bureaucratic hurdles and a lack of political will to fix the system.
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Prisons Are Responding to COVID by Putting More People in Solitary Confinement
As many as 300,000 people nationwide have been subjected to solitary confinement in response to the coronavirus.
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Immigrants Who Defend Themselves From Sexual Violence Face Prison, Deportation
Abusive partners often use the threat of deportation to prevent immigrant victims from seeking help or leaving.
![Four women in two rows construct face masks at workstations reminiscent of a sweatshop](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0605prison-400x300.jpg)
Companies Are Using Pandemic to Squeeze Money From Incarcerated People Like Me
Being incarcerated should not make people like me and our families targets for extortion by phone companies.
![A sheriff with a COVID-19 badge stands in front of prison bars](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0529-sheriff-covid--400x300.jpg)
California Sheriff Refuses to Release People From Jail as COVID Outbreak Rages
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said he would not enforce public health orders meant to prevent spread of COVID-19.