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Amnesty International Urges Biden to Free Leonard Peltier “Before It’s Too Late”
The 80-year-old Indigenous activist has been incarcerated nearly as long as Joe Biden has been in national politics.
Abolition Work Shows Us There’s Joy to Be Found Even as the World Is on Fire
Care work and parenting work are not an accessory to abolition — they are core to the struggle itself.
Even CA Moved Right With Pro-Prison Ballot Measure Funded by Retail Giants
Incarceration rates may soon rise in California due to a ballot initiative that passed on November 5.
“An Imagination Party”: How My Toddler Fuels My Vision for Liberation
In cataclysmic moments, what can we learn from the free imaginings of children?
Victims of Family Policing Are Leading a Movement to Abolish It
In Colorado and nationwide, a powerful movement against family policing is coalescing.
The State Is Wielding Grand Jury Subpoenas Against Cop City Activists
Activists organizing against the militarized police training facility in Atlanta are facing new forms of repression.
Texas Death Row Prisoner Wins Temporary Stay of Execution After Subpoena
Lawmakers who oppose Robert Roberson’s execution turned to novel legal maneuvers in an effort to buy him more time.
Response to NYPD Subway Shooting Shows Deep Black and Palestinian Solidarity
For NYC organizers, the struggles against police violence at home and occupation abroad are inherently intertwined.
Several FL Jails in Milton’s Projected Path Refuse to Evacuate People Inside
“When my son was sentenced, he was not given a death sentence,” said one parent of a person currently in jail.
A Louisiana Law Is Leading Teens With Minor Offenses to Be Charged as Adults
It's now one of four states, along with Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin, that prosecute all 17-year-olds as adults.
Over 200 Pregnant People Have Faced Criminal Charges Since the Fall of “Roe”
A new report finds abortion restrictions have led to increased surveillance and criminalization of pregnant people.
Our Future Generations Deserve Abundance, Not “State of the Art” Prisons
I went numb when I realized Illinois is laying the foundation to deliver the next generation into state slavery.
My Miscarriage Behind Bars Showed Me the Truth of the “Justice” System
Incarceration did not recognize me as a being who could feel pain, who could feel loss.