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Poverty, Jail, Media Harassment: The Worst Year of This Mother’s Life
Taylor, a single mother of three, recalls how her dire economic situation and struggle to find employment led to her criminalization for being “poor while Black.”
NLG Files Urgent Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Citing Life-Threatening Denial of Medical Care
Mr. Abu-Jamal has life-threatening medical conditions that have been caused and/or exacerbated by his conditions of confinement.
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Guilty of Mental Illness
Parker, a home care worker, feels overwhelmed by years of trying to solve the problem of how to keep her mentally ill son from cycling in and out of …
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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.
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Florida Policies Needlessly Derail Young Lives, Fill Prison Cells
It's justice by geography.
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.
“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.
Louisiana Denies Compensation to Dying Exonerated Death Row Prisoner as Former Prosecutor Apologizes
Glenn Ford was freed in March 2014.
Mumia Abu Jamal Needs Your Support
Family and supporters have been denied access.
“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.”