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South Carolina Can Now Execute People on Death Row by Firing Squad
Opponents of the new law decried it, saying the death penalty should be banned outright given its racist history.
For Eid, Let’s Celebrate the Queer and Trans Muslims Working Toward Abolition
Muslims are marking the end of Ramadan and working to create a just world free of police, prisons and punishment.
South Carolina Poised to Be Fourth State to Allow Death Penalty by Firing Squad
The state has 37 people on death row. Three are out of appeals and in line to be executed.
Jailers Tortured and Murdered Marvin Scott III, Family Says After Viewing Video
After viewing tape of Scott's in-custody murder at the Collin County Jail, his family says he suffered “day of torture.”
Many So-Called “Alternatives” to Mass Incarceration Are 21st-Century Shackles
“Alternatives” like invasive electronic monitoring turn communities into cages and further exploit people.
My Child Is Incarcerated. One Second in This Unjust System Is Too Much.
Our children have been entrapped in a web of collaboration involving judges, prosecutors and police officers.
New Report Looks at Strategies to Cut Incarceration of Illinois Women by Half
While the report’s scope is limited to Illinois, its recommendations are relevant to women’s incarceration nationwide.
Prioritizing Incarcerated People for Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID in IL Prisons
The state has vaccinated 69 percent of the people in prison. However, most guards are not required to get vaccinated.
The US’s Biggest County Jails Are Sites of Extreme Environmental Injustice
Patterns of incarceration lay bare the relationship between race, poverty and pollution.
Biden Poised to Break a Promise on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Like the racist crackdown on crack cocaine, a crackdown on fentanyl is filling prisons, not preventing deaths.