Truthout
Prisons & Policing
Chelsea Manning Is Released, But May Have Just Over a Week of Freedom
According to Manning's legal team, the whistleblower was served with another subpoena prior to her release on Thursday.
New Suffragists Fight to Gain Ballot for Incarcerated People
Despite myths to the contrary, denying the vote to people behind bars has no benefit for public safety.
Bail Reform Should Include Efforts to End Pretrial Incarceration
Incremental change is important, but is not enough. We must overhaul the system to end pretrial incarceration.
Ending the Death Penalty Is One Step Toward Ending Mass Incarceration
We must replace the death penalty's punishment paradigm with a vision of true justice.
Anything Other Than Decriminalization Leaves Sex Workers Behind
Criminalization of sex work further disempowers some of society's most vulnerable classes of people.
People in Alabama Prisons Are Shackled to Buckets for Days on End
Families and supporters of Alabama's incarcerated have organized a protest at the State Capitol on May 13.
Taking Away Voting Rights Does Nothing to Solve Violence
Maya Schenwar discusses voting rights, the current political landscape and her forthcoming book.
Lawsuit: Trans Woman Jailed Because She Didn’t Pay a $15 Seatbelt Fine
Sierra Castle alleges she faced discrimination after being placed in a men’s holding cell in the Cobb County jail.
Rise in White Prisoners Doesn’t Change Innate Racism of Prisons
There is a powerful political constituency to mobilize against the cruelties of the U.S. carceral state.
Allowing People in Prison to Vote Shouldn’t Be Controversial
Disenfranchising people convicted of violent crimes does nothing to address violence; it perpetuates violence.