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Private Prisons Face 87.4 Percent Financing Gap as Banks Continue to Flee
Eight banks have publicly committed to ending their future financing relationships with the private prison industry.
Civil Charges Against Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate Will Continue
Epstein had been arrested in July for allegedly running a sex trafficking operation involving underage girls.
They Survived Solitary Confinement. Now They’re Fighting to End It.
Formerly incarcerated people are pushing for laws to stop solitary confinement.
I’m in Prison, and I Need More Than a Vote to Participate in Democracy
Without changing existing power relationships, restoring voting rights for people in prison is meaningless.
Resistance to Private Prisons Comes Amid Debate Over Immigrant Detention Policy
Controversy over immigration policy is shining an unwelcome spotlight on the private prison industry.
Is Trump Using the Death Penalty as an Election Strategy?
This isn't about “public safety.” It's about the bloodlust that passes for politics under Trump.
The World Is Turning Against the Death Penalty. Trump Will Resume It.
Barr immediately ordered the execution of five people. Only three federal executions have taken place since 1963.
Trump’s DOJ Is Resuming the Death Penalty. Bernie Sanders Vows to Abolish It.
The last federal execution was in 2003.
Amid Heat Wave, Many Jails Lack Air Conditioning
Climate change and extreme weather pose a growing threat to the safety of incarcerated people.
Big Banks Are Divesting From Private Prisons, Thanks to Anti-ICE Activism
CoreCivic and GEO Group, the two largest private prison companies, stand to lose $1.9 billion in financing.