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Prisons & Policing
Visuals Help Expose the Realities of Mass Incarceration to a Wider Audience
A Brooklyn exhibition in collaboration with Mariame Kaba features paintings about prisons, incarceration, and abolition.
Palestinian Prisoners Live on Hope. Israel’s Death Penalty Aims to Destroy It.
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, new death penalty law exacerbates a painful reality for those with imprisoned loved ones.
“Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access
The ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail.
PA’s Abolitionist Organizers Win Victory Against Mandatory Life Without Parole
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling is part of a nationwide trend to challenge life without parole sentences.
Judge’s Order for “Alligator Alcatraz” May Shape Legal Access at Other ICE Jails
Constitutionally guaranteed rights to consult an attorney can make a huge difference in whether someone gets deported.
Democratic Lawmakers Find Immigrants Stuffed “Like Sardines” in Arizona ICE Jail
“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva said during a visit to the jail.
AOC: Iran Deal “Changes Nothing” on Need to Impeach Trump for Genocidal Threat
Trump “threatened a genocide against the Iranian people, and is continuing to leverage that threat,” she said.
Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out
“ICE dungeons are systematically ... built to break people mentally,” Kordia said.
CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities
A new facility celebrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom will disrupt prisoner-led programming and normalize our captivity.
Our Prison-Like Clinic System Is Thwarting Effective Opioid Addiction Treatment
The clinics that control methadone are driving people out of treatment and back to a toxic supply of street drugs.
Trans People Behind Bars Share How They Are Navigating the Dangers of Visibility
The vitriol of Trump’s anti-trans attacks has stoked anti-trans violence by prison staff and other incarcerated people.
How Maryland’s Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths
From custody deaths to suspicious cases, records reveal how one office’s failures denied accountability.
Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Pushing Systemic Change in Elected Office
From voting rights to wages to housing assistance, these officials advocate for systemic change to reduce incarceration.