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FreeHer: Formerly Incarcerated Women Build a National Network
Formerly incarcerated women recently gathered to emphasize that it's time the US ended the mass criminalization of Black and poor women.
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Formerly Incarcerated Activist Leads Organization to Mobilize Hearts and Minds for Decarceration
Led by a formerly incarcerated activist, a new national organization is working to reduce the prison population by 50 percent in 15 years.
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Mr. Obama Goes to Prison
Protests Demand Justice for Sandra Bland and Kindra Chapman, Black Women Found Dead in Jail
In Texas, new information has emerged about the arrest of Sandra Bland.
A Letter From an Ethiopian-American Son to President Obama
As President Obama prepares for his trip to Ethiopia, this open letter has been released to President Obama.
Video Shows California Police Shooting Unarmed Man With Hands Up
A federal judge has ordered the release of police dashcam footage.
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Correcting Unfair Sentencing Laws
The government should stop locking up nonviolent drug offenders for decades.
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“On the Draft”: How Prisoners Suffer During and After Prison Transfers
The incarcerated get little or no warning when they're transferred and endure harrowing journeys.
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Mental Illness and Jails: Race Is Left Out of the Equation
Efforts to address the over-incarceration of people living with mental illness often overlook the crucial component of race.
Justice Alito Defends Lethal Injection Expert Who Did His Research on Drugs.com
The expert ended up prompting a back-and-forth between Supreme Court justices, who narrowly upheld use of a lethal injection drug.