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“We’re Freedom Fighters”: The Story of the Nationwide Prison Labor Strike
Are people incarcerated for their labor or to erase them from the landscapes being gentrified for the privileged?
Lawyer for Imprisoned Whistleblower Chelsea Manning: Ongoing Pattern of Abuse Led to Hunger Strike
Chase Strangio, lawyer for imprisoned Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, speaks about the hunger strike she launched Friday to protest her prison conditions.
California May Abolish the Death Penalty
California voters will get a chance to abolish the state's expensive and flawed death penalty system.
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?