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Fighting to End the Other Death Sentence: Life Without Parole
Activists are fighting to end the practice of imprisoning people until they die.
![Attorney William Kunstler tells prisoners at the Attica State Correctional Facility that he will defend them. The four-hour meeting took place in the early hours of the morning of September 11, 1971, during the prisoners' five-day uprising.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/09/GettyImages-515449586yu-400x300.jpg)
Lawsuit Challenges Censorship of Book on Attica Prison Uprising
The banned book itself contains an argument for why such censorship should not be allowed in prisons.
![Two days before the primary, Survived and Punished members lift lighted messages demanding Gov. Andrew Cuomo commute the sentences of criminalized survivors.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/09/IMG_8570-400x300.jpg)
How Organizers Made Survivors’ Incarceration an Issue in the Cuomo/Nixon Race
Mariame Kaba explains how sentence commutation gained prominence in this high-profile gubernatorial race.
![Amika Mota Fought Fires as a Prisoner For 53 Cents Per Hour](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/09/SEG-WomenFirefighters-400x300.jpg)
Amika Mota Fought Fires as a Prisoner for 53 Cents Per Hour
A look at the incarcerated women fighting the California blazes fueled by climate change.
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Prisoners Strike for Civil Resurrection
The prison strike is a battle for the moral reformation of a society that cannot cage its way to a better world.
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The Prison Strike Challenges Ableism and Defends Disability Rights
Each of the 10 prison strike demands implicates disability. Let's practice disability solidarity with the strikers.
![Fist up against prison backdrop](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/09/2018_0904pris-400x300.jpg)
Inside the Prison Labor Strike: New Tactics Pay Off in Mainstream Coverage
A coordinated list of demands alongside new mobilization and messaging approaches helped garner media attention.
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Land of Extraction: How Prison Industry Settled in Central Appalachia
The prison industry continues the tradition of toxic exploitation perpetuated by the coal mining industry.
![The Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/09/Stewart-Detention-Center-400x300.jpg)
Durham Leaders Investigate Conditions at For-Profit Immigrant Detention Center
A recent lawsuit details overcrowding at the facility, poor bathroom conditions, and a lack of basic hygiene products.
![After 10 Days, Prison Strikes Spread to 11 States to Demand End to "Slave Labor"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/S3_Prison-strike3-400x300.jpg)
After 10 Days, Prison Strikes Spread to 11 States to Demand End to “Slave Labor”
Amani Sawari, prison strike organizer working on behalf of Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, discusses more.