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Melissa Lucio in Texas's Mountain View Unit, on February 2022.
News
Prisons & Policing

Texas Plans to Execute an Abuse Survivor Based on a Coerced Confession

Melissa Lucio’s conviction hinges on a late-night confession and misrepresentations of trauma.
by
Victoria Law,
Truthout
March 11, 2022
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An officer checks on prisoners at Santa Rita Jail on April 5, 2018, in Dublin, California.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Incarcerated Organizers Are Resisting Amid Deteriorating Conditions

“These folks inside have had enough,” says organizer Brooke Terpsta. 
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
March 3, 2022
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A mother displays her ankle bracelet provided by ICE as part of her asylum contact when she entered the United States, in Bloomington, Illinois, on February 16, 2019.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Biden’s Immigration “Fix” Involves Jailing Migrants in Their Homes

The new digital incarceration program will be administered by private prison giant GEO Group.
by
John Knefel,
Truthout
March 2, 2022
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Judge's gavel and handcuffs
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Prisons & Policing

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.
by
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica
February 22, 2022
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American Flag Behind Barb Wire
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Prisons & Policing

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.
by
LJ Dawson,
Kaiser Health News
February 20, 2022
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Prisoner in orange jumpsuits walks away from open prison cell bars, all casting long shadows ahead
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

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.
by
Justin Johnson,
Truthout
February 19, 2022
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Water drinking fountain with grunge texture
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Prisons & Policing

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.
by
Abby Cunniff &
Summer Sullivan,
Truthout
February 13, 2022
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From left: Angela Y. Davis, Erica R. Meiners, Beth E. Richie and Gina Dent.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

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.
by
Maya Schenwar,
Truthout
February 7, 2022
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The Glades County Detention Center, which leases out space to ICE.
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Immigration

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.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
February 4, 2022
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Officials from San Quentin State Prison in California display their Lethal Injection Facility in 2010. California recently placed a moratorium on capital punishment as botched executions and legal challenges raise brutal questions about lethal injection, but other states are moving in the opposite direction by pursuing other methods, such as gas chambers and firing squads.
News
Prisons & Policing

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.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
January 28, 2022
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