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Dear Marissa
“Dear Marissa” is an apology to Marissa Alexander, a black woman who was sentenced in Florida to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at her abusive …

Against the Leviathan
The government owns the narrative. They own the courtroom. They own the story being told: America is fair, honest, good. Police don't lie. Prosecutors are only interested in justice. …

Freed Ex-Black Panther Marshall “Eddie” Conway on 44 Years in Prison and FBI Surveillance
Numerous groups have campaigned for years calling for his release, saying he never received a fair trial and was convicted largely on the basis of testimony from a jailhouse …

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Political Prisoner Marshall Eddie Conway Released After 44 Years
Former Black Panther Marshall Edward Conway, who has spent nearly 44 of his 67 years in prison, was released Tuesday, his conviction overturned.

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The Case of Oscar Pistorius: Life and Death in the Rainbow Nation
The global media feasts on the spectacle of Oscar Pistorius, ignoring the tragic persistence of gender-based violence, inequality and punitive criminal justice that form the context of his violent …

Will Massachusetts Build a New Jail or Explore Alternatives to Bail?
Activists are pushing back against the proposed prison expansions in Massachusetts and advocating for implementing alternatives to relying on bail and pretrial incarceration.

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Pussy Riot Is Free, Yay! Now What?
Masha Gessen's “Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot” tells the essential backstory to the Pussy Riot phenomenon in a way that "rescues these women from this …

The Libyan Bedlam
On Friday, Feb 14, 92 prisoners escaped from their prison in the Libyan town of Zliten.

Holder’s Speech on Felon Disenfranchisement: A Step Forward or Just Lip Service?
Attorney General Eric Holder called for a ban on laws prohibiting more than 6 million felons from voting.

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Prison Phone Company Whines, “WE MISS YOU!“
Giant, money-sucking phone companies are only one symptom of the monolithic prison-industrial complex that rules this country. But they're a potent one.