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Women Prisoners Endure Rampant Sexual Violence; Current Laws Not Sufficient
Even after the passage of a law to prevent prison rape, incarcerated women are still subject to an epidemic of sexual violence.
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Past US Example Could Stem Marijuana Arrests and Border Violence
States loosen marijuana laws but the federal government's continued prohibition means a boom in marijuana smuggling, drug-war violence and mass criminalization. Is it time to change direction?
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Mumia: The Unsilenced Voice of a “Long-Distance Revolutionary“
Chris Hedges was forbidden to take notes in his interview with the famous political prisoner, so he transmits his words from memory.
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Re: Private Prison Information Act, An Open Letter
Dear Representative Jackson Lee, We, the undersigned representatives of not-for-profit criminal justice organizations, respectfully urge you to reintroduce the Private Prison Information Act (PPIA) during the 113th Congress. The …
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The Anti-Thesis to Segregation: Raza Studies Now!
I will say it again: Arizona continues to be a distraction, though it is undeniable that it is indeed the epicenter of ignorance, a laboratory for hate legislation and …
Kurdish Prisoners End Mass Hunger Strike
The Kurdish movement is the greatest challenge to the neoliberal, conservative Turkish government, says international development scholar Baris Karaagac.
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Vagrancy Laws, Poll Taxes, Financialization and the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Mississippi
Untucked shirts and wrong-colored socks are putting Mississippi's young African-Americans on the road to
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Occupy the Prison-Industrial Complex
The Occupy movement is raising awareness and trying to put an end to major corporations profiting from prison privatization.
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On Anniversary of Hunger Strike Pelican Bay Prisoners in Solitary Confinement See No Change Request Intervention of CA Governor
A year after their hunger strike, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) of Pelican Bay State Prison send an open letter to Governor Jerry Brown expressing their frustration …
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Taxpayers Spend Millions on Valley Fever in Prisons
Californians are locked into contributing to the cost of treating state inmates sickened by valley fever.