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Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Keeley Schenwar Memorial Prize
Truthout is proud to announce the winners of the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize.
I Was Thrown in Solitary at 14. My Jailers Added a Day Each Time I Fought Back.
Emile DeWeaver describes six days of abuse in solitary confinement as a child.
I Want to Start School So I Can Learn to Write Letters to My Dad in Prison
A 6-year-old child dreams of the day her incarcerated father will come home.
A Prison Guard Raped Me and Threatened My Life. Now I Fight for Others’ Lives.
Pinky Shear challenges others to dedicate themselves to helping those facing violence in prison just as she has.
Incarcerated Organizers Call for Mass Actions in August to Abolish Prisons
This Black August, incarcerated organizers are calling on supporters to step up in the spirit of abolition.
Say Your Prayers, Conservatives! Prison Abolitionists Are Reclaiming Faith.
While conservatives promote more state violence, religious people of different faiths are doing radical liberatory work.
I Had Decided to Quit Opioids. Being in Prison Made It Harder in Every Way.
If only society prioritized treatment and rehabilitation over punishment there would be far fewer “repeat offenders.”
Telecom Vendors Used End of Prison Visits During COVID to Profit Off Phone Calls
Prison telecom corporations capitalized on the pandemic to rake in cash on the backs of struggling families.
Biden Upholds Last-Minute Trump Memo That Would Send 4,000 People Back to Prison
Thousands of people released because of the pandemic now face reincarceration.
Detroit’s Prison Population Will Soon Be Stuck Living Next to a Toxic Site
The close ties between incarceration and pollution seen in Detroit are replicated across the United States.