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![Critics argue that life without parole is not only inhumane, but also unnecessary.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/RAPP-700-W-400x300.jpg)
Beyond the Death Penalty, Activists Are Fighting to End Death by Incarceration
From Vermont to California, activists are finding pathways to upend “the other death sentence”: life without parole.
![An inmate leans out the bars of his cell at the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles, October 11, 2005.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0319-prisoner-400x300.jpg)
If Social Distancing Is Impossible in Prisons, People Should Be Freed
So far, no state governor has responded to the call for releasing the most vulnerable people from prison.
![Prisoner with facemask behind barbed wire](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0316-prisoner-facemask-b-400x300.jpg)
Our Government Has Failed Us in This Crisis. How Do We Protect Our Communities?
Kelly Hayes discusses mutual aid during the COVID-19 crisis and talks with Pilar Weiss about how bail funds empty cages.
![Chelsea Manning is seen outside](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0313-chelsea-manning-400x300.jpg)
Federal Judge Orders Chelsea Manning’s Release From Jail
During her time in jail, Manning accumulated $256,000 in fines.
![A woman wearing a red suit speaks into a microphone](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0313-prison-occupation-400x300.jpg)
Activists Are Reclaiming Jails as Community-Operated Social Service Facilities
Grassroots organizers in Atlanta, Georgia, are showing other cities how to approach transformative justice.
![Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis From Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/SEG3-CoronaPrison-1-400x300.jpg)
Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis From Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation
New York will also be forcing its prisoners to produce hand sanitizer for the state for an average of 65 cents an hour.
![CoreCivic's Houston processing center is pictured June 24, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0305-day-one-alliance-400x300.jpg)
New PR Group Pushes Private Prison Industry Talking Points
The Day 1 Alliance hopes to reframe the industry in the face of growing public scrutiny.
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Amid Crackdown on Activists, Support Groups Help Resistance Continue Behind Bars
Support groups are working to ensure activists behind bars continue to have the support of their larger community.
![A welder works on the construction of a state prison in Kenedy, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0201-prison-welder-400x300.jpg)
In Rural Areas, a “Quiet Jail-Building Boom” Is Taking Place
Many rural areas are marketing their jails to immigration and drug enforcement agencies.
![NYPD police line barriers](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0130-nypd-400x300.jpg)
NYPD Engaged in Coverup to Hide Its Ties to a Facial Recognition Firm
The scandal signals the failure of localities to provide oversight on how their police departments monitor the public.