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Report Finds Over 100 Rebellions in Jails and Prisons Over COVID Conditions
Demands for baseline safety measures by incarcerated people have been met with brutal repression and punishment.
California Law Is Step Forward But Fails to Guarantee Safety for Trans Prisoners
A new California law is a step forward for incarcerated transgender people, but people are never fully safe in prison.
You Cannot Decarcerate by Using the Tools of Incarceration, Says Mumia Abu-Jamal
“We must move for what we want, not for what we think the system can produce, because the system is the problem.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.