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Guantánamo Attorneys Criticize Obama Plan for Closing Prison
Detainees not reviewed before Obama leaves office are men whose status hasn't been reviewed for over six years.
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We Resist, We Survive: Leonard Peltier and Imprisoned Indians
How many letters will you write home that begin, “please don't let me die in prison”?
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In Michigan, Petitioning Against The Government Lands You a Prison Sentence
Reverend Edward Pinkney continues to serve a prison sentence for organizing against the first Emergency Manager in Flint.
Beyond Reform: Abolishing Prisons
Is the problem simply that too many people are incarcerated—or is incarceration a problem, in and of itself?
Infographic: How Private Prison Companies Rake In Profits From Our Criminal Legal System
From immigrant detention to GPS ankle monitoring and residential re-entry, the private prison industry's scope is vast.
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Prison Phone Companies Seek New Revenue Source in Electronic Messaging
Prison phone companies are turning to a restricted form of email to turn a profit after the FCC capped exorbitant phone rates.
What It’s Like to Be Trapped in an Experimental Unit Within a US Prison
CMUs impose severe restrictions on prisoners' communications, within prison and the outside.
Site-Specific Dance by Former-Prisoners Prompts Talk on Mass Incarceration and Arts Rehabilitation
Well Contested Sites draws on the experiences and physical memories of prison.
Naomi Murakawa and Black Lives Matter: Liberals, Guns and the Roots of the US Prison Explosion
Naomi Murakawa indicts liberals for growing the system of mass incarceration.
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Will the Supreme Court Free Albert Woodfox After 43 Years in Solitary?
Still in prison despite overturned conviction, Angola 3 member seeks justice from the nation's highest court.