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I Was Shackled to My Bed After Giving Birth. Then They Took My Baby Away.
Prison separates parents from their newborns and makes breastfeeding impossible. This cruelty must end.
Illinois May Be First State to Eliminate Money Bail, But the Fight Isn’t Over
The fight to end the criminalization of poverty and the targeting of Black communities still has a long way to go.
New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons
Despite the introduction of mass testing, people in Illinois prisons and jails are still contracting COVID-19.
Biden’s Private Prison Executive Order Doesn’t Undo Mass Incarceration
Biden’s executive order is like moving chairs on the deck of the Titanic -- it doesn’t actually reduce incarceration.
If Biden Wants to End Death Penalty, He Must Also End Death by Incarceration
More people are serving death-by-incarceration sentences today than the total number of people in prison in the 1970s.
Cori Bush and Ayanna Pressley Lead Call for Biden to Oppose Death Penalty
Representatives Cori Bush and Ayanna Pressley are leading an effort urging President Biden to end capital punishment.
Upon His Inauguration, Biden Should Commute All Federal Death Sentences
In the immediate term, Biden can place a moratorium on federal executions for at least the next decade.
Decision Is Good News for Assange But Sets Grave Precedent for Other Journalists
Julian Assange’s extradition was blocked not due to press freedom, but rather concern over prison conditions.
Trump and Barr Use Last Days to Execute the Most Federal Prisoners Since WWII
The Trump administration has trampled over an array of barriers, both legal and practical, according to court records.
States Say They’re Decarcerating, Yet 1 in 5 Prisoners Has Had COVID
As a second wave of COVID hits the U.S., some jurisdictions are beginning to reverse their decision to decarcerate.