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Biden’s Immigration “Fix” Involves Jailing Migrants in Their Homes
The new digital incarceration program will be administered by private prison giant GEO Group.
She Said Her Husband Was Abusive. A Judge Took Her Kids and Ordered Her Arrest.
Judges regularly take liberties to get around statutes that are supposed to protect survivors, advocates say.
3 Incarcerated Women Die of COVID After Requesting Compassionate Release
Inmates are more than twice as likely to die of COVID as the general population.
In Prison, We Celebrated the First Step Act. We Realized It Falls Far Short.
At its worst, the First Step Act further reinforces the discriminatory nature of the U.S. criminal legal system.
This Prison in California Forced Incarcerated People to Drink Arsenic for Years
Thousands of people were forced to consume arsenic-laced water for years at Kern Valley State Prison.
Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Meiners and Beth Richie Talk Abolition Feminism
A new book coauthored by the four abolitionists emphasizes the grassroots and internationalist nature of the movement.
Democrats Demand Biden Close ICE Jail Accused of Abusing Black Immigrants
Watchdogs suspect the prison violated federal records law by deleting video footage of the alleged abuse.
The Supreme Court Just Allowed the Executions of Two Disabled Black Men
Donald Grant and Matthew Reeves were executed after failing to “choose” their own method of death, activists say.
Prison Profiteer Is Using Sandra Bland’s Death to Sell Surveillance Technology
Guardian RFID has found a way not only to further surveil people behind bars, but also to profit from it.
Julian Assange Can Now Seek Appeal Against US Extradition to Top UK Court
The British High Court certified that Julian Assange raised a point of law of general public importance.