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Holder’s Legacy: Mass Incarceration and Protection of Killer Cops
President Obama and the DOJ have forfeited any legal or moral legitimacy.
Anonymous Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond Promotes Prison Abolition From Behind Bars
Supporters keep Hammond's cause alive and promote his case for dismantling the system that enslaves him.
A Civilian Is a Combatant Is a Civilian Is a Combatant
What happens when a bunch of lawyers intent on distinguishing combatants from civilians discover that it cannot be done?
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Despite Advances, the Trans Struggle for Justice Behind Bars Is Just Beginning
Ashley Diamond's story starkly illustrates the challenges facing trans women behind bars.
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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.