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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 Dependence on Incarcerated Labor Exposed as Wildfires Rage
More than 1,300 incarcerated firefighters are fighting back the blazes as COVID limits their numbers.
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.
Families and Advocates Call for Evacuation of Prisons Amid California Wildfires
Some of California's prisons are located in areas under evacuation orders.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.