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Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, but State Obstruction Bars His Release
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering Louisiana to release Albert Woodfox.
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Scholarship, Mentor Program Helps Children of Incarcerated Parents Go to College
Financial assistance is just one of the benefits grantees get from ScholarCHIPS.
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Community Corrections: Profiteering, Corruption and Widening the Net
How is it that so-called reform measures, marketed as reducing prison populations, will ultimately widen the net?
Talk Nation Radio: Maya Schenwar on Why Prison Doesn’t Work
Maya Schenwar is the author of "Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better."
Truthout Interviews Maya Schenwar on Why Prisons Don’t Work
Maya Schenwar's knowledge of the criminal justice system is not purely theoretical.
“Locked Down, Locked Out”: What It Means to Be a Prison Abolitionist
Maya Schenwar talks about her own transformation as a journalist, activist and sister and what it means to be a prison abolitionist.
Why Prisons Don’t Work and How We Can Do Better: A Conversation With Maya Schenwar
How do we address the harm violent offenders cause without relying on locking them in cages?
The Myth of “Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform”: Mississippi Close-Up
No. Mississippi is not our Model of Criminal Justice Reform.
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The Case for Closing Down Women’s Prisons
Women are disproportionately affected by a prison system designed for men.
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Prison Destroys Families and Communities at Society’s Expense
In this excerpt from Locked Down, Locked Out, Maya Schenwar delves into the damage wrought by prison on families.