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It’s Time for Compassionate Release
Compassionate release for aging prisoners makes economic sense and upholds human dignity.
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William Barr Is a Danger to Civil Rights
Barr is willing to jail journalists if he believes "they're putting out stuff that would hurt the country.”
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Florida Pardons Men Falsely Accused in Jim Crow-Era Rape Case in 1949
The story of the “Groveland Four,” now 70 years old, has continued to haunt the state of Florida.
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AG Nominee William Barr Endorsed “More Incarceration”
Civil rights, not the Mueller investigation, should be the focus of Barr's Senate confirmation hearings.
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“Prison Reform” Is Not Enough. In 2019, Let’s Fight for Decarceration.
Radical critics of the prison system have a difficult but familiar task in the coming year.
!["With the support of my family I’m finding the strength to fight for my own life. I want my fight to help protect all the other transwomen locked up in IDOC. Life is hell for all of us in here."](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/Strawberry-pic-6-c-400x300.jpg)
Court Order Could Signal Change for Trans Women in Men’s Prisons
The fight for Strawberry Hampton and for all incarcerated trans women has only just begun.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Wins Chance to Reargue Appeal in 1981 Police Killing
A Philadelphia judge ruled Abu-Jamal can reargue his appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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Critics Say First Step Act Makes False Promises About Criminal Legal Reform
Van Jones and Jessica Jackson Sloan, a human rights attorney, discusses more.
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Youth Incarceration: We Must Think Outside the (Literal) Box
We need to overcome the lack of imagination that binds policy to outdated ideas about juvenile punishment.
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First Step Act Has Sinister Implications for the Poor and Marginalized
The Senate passed the sentencing reform bill on Tuesday night in an 87-12 vote.