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There’s So Much Life Here: A Death Row Prisoner Looks Back on Over 20 Years in Solitary Confinement
Keith LaMar has been in solitary confinement for more than 21 years.
Attica’s Ghosts: New Calls to Close Site of Prison Revolt After Guards Avoid Jail for Brutal Abuse
It's been four decades since the Attica prison uprising.
Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood
Jails admit nearly 12 million people every year. Yet they are largely off the radar of critics of mass incarceration.
Houthi Authorities in Yemen Must Confirm Safety of US Citizen and Give Access to Counsel, Says Lawyer
The US has now closed its embassy in Yemen and evacuated all staff.
To Die in an Alabama Cell
Black lives matter, including those behind bars.
Prison Reform, Proposition 47 and the California Shell Game
For 20 years, California has deflected, co-opted or subverted prison reform efforts.
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A Two-Day Revolt at a Texas Private Prison Reveals Everything That’s Wrong With Criminalizing Immigration
The events at Willacy put a spotlight on a shadowed corner of immigration enforcement.
Revolt at “Ritmo”: Dire Conditions in For-Profit Texas Immigration Jail Spark Prisoner Uprising
In Texas, up to 2,000 immigrant prisoners in Raymondville staged a two-day uprising.
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No to Prison Industrial Complex: San Francisco’s Trans Community Responds to Brutal Murders
Grieving a trans woman of color's recent murder, activists in San Francisco call for community-based safety solutions.
Jail Video Visits Are No Substitute for the Real Thing
Prison video “visits” often replace in-person visits in order to maximize profits for private companies.