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Why Is California Keeping Kelly Savage in Prison for a Crime She Didn’t Commit?
Expert testimony about domestic violence was not included during her trial.
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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?
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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.”
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Truthout Interviews Maya Schenwar on Why Prisons Don’t Work
Maya Schenwar's knowledge of the criminal justice system is not purely theoretical.
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“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.
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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?
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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.