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The State of the Resistance
People are mobilized, and intersecting resistance has come to define grassroots activism in the era of Trump.
US Prisons Are Building Databases of Incarcerated People’s Voice Prints
The technology allows authorities to cross-reference the voices of individuals speaking to prisoners.
Lights Are Back On at New York City Jail, But Prisoners Still Lack Heat
Brad Lander, a New York city councilmember who spoke with prisoners and prison officials this weekend, discusses more.
Polar Vortex Shows Incarcerated Workers Bear the Brunt of Extreme Weather
From clearing snow to fighting wildfires, prisoners are being exploited to mitigate climate disasters.
Chinonye Chukwu’s Film “Clemency” Examines the Death Penalty
The film examines the death penalty from the perspective of those who have to carry out executions and the condemned.
It’s Time for Compassionate Release
Compassionate release for aging prisoners makes economic sense and upholds human dignity.
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.”
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.
AG Nominee William Barr Endorsed “More Incarceration”
Civil rights, not the Mueller investigation, should be the focus of Barr's Senate confirmation hearings.
“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.