Op-Ed | Jails Are a Cash Cow for the Rich Thanks to kickbacks from phone companies, state and local governments have every reason to keep their prison cells filled, no matter what the cost to the rest of society. By The Daily Take Team , TheThomHartmannProgram May 6, 2015 Truthout
News | Florida Policies Needlessly Derail Young Lives, Fill Prison Cells It's justice by geography. By Tania Galloni , SouthernPovertyLawCenter April 24, 2015 Truthout
Prisons & Policing CCR Attorneys Praise Gitmo Closure Plan, Caution Need for DOD to Get on Board The Pentagon is doing just barely enough to look busy but not enough to achieve actual closure of the prison as ordered by the president. By Staff , CenterforConstitutionalRights April 24, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing “They Couldn’t Take My Soul”: Anthony Ray Hinton on His Exoneration After 30 Years on Death Row Hinton is one of the longest-serving death row prisoners to be freed. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 6, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Louisiana Denies Compensation to Dying Exonerated Death Row Prisoner as Former Prosecutor Apologizes Glenn Ford was freed in March 2014. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 6, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Mumia Abu Jamal Needs Your Support Family and supporters have been denied access. By Staff , TheFeministWire April 3, 2015 Truthout
“I’m Afraid for My Life” – US Citizen Disappeared in Yemen Speaks From Besieged Prison A US citizen who was disappeared in Yemen has told his lawyers "I'm afraid for my life." By Staff , Reprieve April 3, 2015 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Ring of Snitches: How Detroit Police Slapped False Murder Convictions on Young Black Men One jailhouse informant for the Detroit Police Department sent a 19-year-old man to prison in 1994. Without a retrial, he won't get out until he's 71. By Aaron Miguel Cantú , Truthout March 31, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty This report provides a new understanding of the growing ways in which those in poverty are disproportionately targeted, marginalized, and prosecuted. By Karen Dolan , InstituteforPolicyStudies March 30, 2015 Truthout
Prisons & Policing Organizations Urge Federal Consumer Agency to Protect Former Prisoners From Excessive Fees Groups comment on proposed rule regarding prepaid debit cards. By Staff , HumanRightsDefenseCenter March 26, 2015 Truthout