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California May Abolish the Death Penalty
California voters will get a chance to abolish the state's expensive and flawed death penalty system.
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As Obama’s Presidency Enters Final Months, Thousands Behind Bars Hope for Clemency
President Obama can help criminal justice reform by issuing mass commutations of unduly harsh drug war sentences.
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No Way to Call Home: Incarcerated Deaf People Are Locked in a Prison Inside a Prison
A team of reporters takes an in-depth look at the experience of deaf people behind bars.
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Immigrant Family Detention Center Made For-Profit Prison Company $1 Billion in No-Bid Deal
The deal was made to deter the arrival of asylum seekers.
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Incarceration Nations: On the Dangers of Exporting US Prison Systems
Baz Dreisinger visits nine countries to see how the exportation of US prison system leads to incarceration nations.
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A Call for Divestment From the Criminal Punishment System
How a black youth-led organization aims to cut the profit flow from mass incarceration.
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After Being Denied Parole 10 Times, Elderly Prisoner Allegedly Commits Suicide at Fishkill Prison
Democracy Now! speaks with Kathy Manley, a longtime lawyer and advocate for prisoner rights who represented John MacKenzie.
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Out of the Blue: Loved Ones Search for Answers in Shaylene Graves’ Prison Death
Why was Shaylene Graves found hanging in her cell just eight weeks before her release from prison?
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Justice and the Beloved Community
Transformative shifts require an informed and empowered community that is motivated by justice.
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Abolish Long-Term Solitary Confinement: It’s a Threat to the Public
Solitary confinement dehumanizes everyone involved and is, ultimately, a threat to society at large.