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![Frank Chapman speaks into a microphone during a rally](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1108-frank-chapman-400x300.jpg)
A Lifelong Organizer’s Story Comes to Life in “The Damned Don’t Cry”
Former prisoner and organizer Frank Chapman Jr.'s remarkable memoir offers hope far beyond his own story.
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Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man?
Rodney Reed’s family demands a retrial amid the emergence of substantial new evidence that could exonerate him.
![An activist holds a trans flag during a nighttime protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1101-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Medical Care for Trans Women in Illinois Prisons Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment
After over a decade of torture and being denied the medical care she seeks, Janiah Monroe is suing Illinois prisons.
![A barbed wire fence against a gray sky](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1101-prison-fence-400x300.jpg)
South Carolina Prisoners Appeal to the UN for Relief From Torturous Conditions
Can you imagine living without sunlight?
![As his November 20 execution date nears, supporters of Rodney Reed continue to advocate for a man they believe has been wrongfully convicted.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/reedjusticeinitiative-400x300.jpg)
The Fight to Save Rodney Reed From Execution in Texas
That Reed is still on death row is indicative of the larger issues around the death penalty.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks to reporters before heading into the U.S. Capitol Building, September 27, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1008-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
AOC Is Talking About Prison Abolition. Will She Take Action?
Up until now, no politician would be caught dead defending abolition.
![California Bans For-Profit Prisons, Migrant Jails After Death in ICE Custody](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/SEG3-Otay-Detention-Center-Wide-400x300.jpg)
California Moves to Ban For-Profit Prisons, Including Immigrant Jails
The legislation follows the death of a migrant in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
![A prisoner sits in an isolation room in a prison](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1002-prisoner-isolation-400x300.jpg)
Sheriffs Release Sick People From Jail to Avoid Paying Hospital Bills
Some people have been rearrested once they recover.
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How Can We End Child Sexual Abuse Without Prisons?
A new book shares essays by 40 Black survivors on what accountability could look like outside of the prison system.
![A group of men is led down a hallway in California's Pelican Bay prison, where many people spend years in solitary confinement and only leave their cells with full chains on.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/2019_2509-PRison-400x300.jpg)
“Gladiator Fights” Expose Prisons to Be Genocidal Machines
In “gladiator fights,” guards pit known rivals against each other in the prison yard.