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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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Justice and the Beloved Community
Transformative shifts require an informed and empowered community that is motivated by justice.
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.
Senate Bill Would End Tax Breaks for Private Prison Companies
New legislation would make it harder for private prisons to masquerade as real estate investment trusts.