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Despised Private Prison Companies Rebrand as Prison Real Estate Companies
Private prison companies are serving as landlords, leasing prison facilities to states and to ICE.
Abolishing Private Prisons Is a Start, But It Will Not End Mass Incarceration
Private prisons are a symptom, not the cause of mass incarceration.
UK Politicians Are Cynically Using London Bridge Attack to Drum Up Votes
Reactions from both Conservative and Labour leaders hark back to failed “tough on crime” policies of the 1980s.
Locking People Up Doesn’t Make Us Safer, Abuse Survivor Says
Domestic violence does not go away when people are locked up, says Kristie Puckett-Williams.
New Orleans Activists Clash With Sheriff Over Jail Expansion
New Orleans will jail people living with mental illness in post-Katrina structures that were slated to close years ago.
Billionaire-Funded Criminal Justice Reform Actually Expands Carceral System
Arnold Ventures-backed reforms are undermining radical efforts to end mass incarceration in the U.S.
Prison Is Not Rehabilitation, It Is Modern-Day Slavery
Prison is racism. Prison is vengeance. Prison is disproportionately inflicted upon descendants of enslaved people.
With His Execution Blocked, Rodney Reed Has a Chance to Prove Innocence
In 1998, an all-white jury sentenced Reed to die for the murder of Stacey Stites.
Ayanna Pressley Unveils Plan to Incentivize Reductions in Prison Population
The proposal also calls for governments to abolish cash bail.
As the Industry Declines, Private Prisons Form Advocacy Group
The private prison industry has formed a new lobbying group called the Day 1 Alliance.