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What Bail Does Is Coerce Guilty Pleas
CounterSpin interview with Arissa Hall on Mama's Bailout Day.
Women Imprisoned Under the Drug War Speak Out Against Sessions’ New Policy
The drug war led to an 800 percent increase in women's incarceration — and Sessions wants to reignite it.
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Waging War Against a Mythical Crime Wave, Sessions Ramps Up War on Drugs
There is no doubt that this move is a painful regression — one that could reverberate for years to come for thousands of Americans.
Trump Says He’ll Combat the Opioid Crisis, but His Agenda Could Make It Worse
Trump could shift the focus from public health to the prison cell.
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“When a Parent Is Taken Away, It’s Like a Death”: Two States Consider Bills to Keep Parents Out of Jail
The dehumanizing environment of a jail is no place to visit a parent, but millions of US children have no choice.
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When the State Investigates Itself, No One Is Accountable: Before and After the Vaughn Prison Rebellion
There's been no official word on whether the 120 prisoners at Vaughn who rebelled have since suffered retaliation.
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Mass Incarceration in the Cornfields: Shattered Families and Racial Profiling in Small-Town America
In the shadow of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Black families are ripped apart by mass incarceration.
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For Families Denied Clemency Under Obama, What Now?
Despite Trump's contempt for the clemency initiative, families of the incarcerated will continue their campaigns.
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The First Amendment May Not Protect Us: Trump’s FCC Intensifies Attack on Press
Resistance to Trump must prioritize media reform because without a free press, no other issue will gain traction.
Human Slaughterhouse: Amnesty International Says Up to 13,000 Hanged at Syrian Prison
Amnesty International has released a shocking report.