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A Black Texas Mother Is Facing Over Five Years in Prison for Voting in 2016
Crystal Mason voted in the 2016 presidential election despite having a past felony conviction.
Why Prison Strikers Are Demanding the Right to Vote
Strike organizers want universal suffrage because all other rights emanate from the right to vote.
Mother of NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner: My Daughter Was “Nailed to the Door”
Reality Winner is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office.
The Problem With Bail Isn’t the Bondsmen, It’s the State
The story of SB 10 is a familiar one of policy reform gone haywire.
Prisoners in 17 States Demand End to “Slave Labor” Behind Bars
Prisoners across the country are set to launch a nationwide strike today.
Incarcerated People in 17 US States Plan Prison Strike
The Nationwide Prison Strike is planned for August 21, the day Nat Turner led an uprising of slaves in 1831.
“Exhaling a Low Freedom Song”: Jackie Wang on Carceral Capitalism
The state is using carceral techniques to fill revenue gaps created by shrinking tax bases.
Lancaster Shows How to Say No to For-Profit Prison Company
A Pennsylvania county goes up against GEO Group, a giant of the private prison industry, and comes out victorious.
Low Literacy Rates, Lack of Education Funding Fuel Cycle of Incarceration
Some states' attempts to make education less accessible to prisoners flies in the face of common sense.
What It’s Like Inside the Largest Immigrant Prison in the US
The Adelanto Detention Facility is one of the most isolating places I have ever been to.