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What Do Private Prisons Have to Do With the Upcoming Election?
As Election Day draws near, what are some of the ways that private prison corporations support their candidates? What do they receive in return?
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Against Carceral Feminism
Relying on state violence to curb domestic violence only ends up harming the most marginalized women.
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Public Says No to Silencing Prisoners’ Speech
Democracy is never served by silence.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks Out From Jail on New Pennsylvania Law Silencing Prisoners
Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is set to sign into law a bill critics say will trample the free speech rights of prisoners.
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Why Are We Using Prisons to Treat the Mentally Ill?
“OverCriminalized” tackles how police handle mental health, substance abuse and homelessness.
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Applying to College With a Criminal Record
Colleges are staging areas for economic success and personal prosperity. They should not create new barriers to entry.
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“I Never Want Anyone Else to Go Through What I Did“
Women still behind bars have contributed to the fight for reproductive justice.
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Special Counsel Orders Investigation of Alleged Foster Care Abuse Coverup
The state allegedly violated requirements to separate foster children from adult inmates in prison or other secure detention.
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Treatment, Not Prison: How Sentencing Reform Will Boost Health for All Californians
Prop. 47 would save up to $900M for state and counties u200bto help keep kids in school and fund victims' services.
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Eddie Conway: Six Years in Solitary Confinement
Mr. Conway says prisoners were treated like animals; and because he resisted and organized, he was in lockup twenty three and a half hours a day for six years.