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Prisons & Policing
With My Child Incarcerated During a Pandemic, I Spend Mother’s Day in Fear
How many more incarcerated people have to die before elected officials take action?
Let’s Imagine a Post-Pandemic Era With Less Policing and No New Jails
During this crisis, we can learn from the people who have been imagining and creating new ways of being in community.
80 Percent of People Held in Ohio’s Marion Prison Test Positive for COVID-19
Eleven prisoners and one staff member have died at the Marion Correctional Institution.
California City Was Accused of Police Brutality Weeks Before Cop Beat Black Teen
A lawsuit alleges Rancho Cordova “fostered a culture of violence.”
Social Distancing Doesn’t Matter When It Comes to Racist, Aggressive Policing
The New York City Police Department is carrying on business as usual amid the pandemic.
To Understand COVID in Prisons, Listen to Incarcerated People
The media must push back against rosy reports from prison officials and demand to speak directly with the prisoners.
Incarceration Is Killing Us
Kelly Hayes talks with Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands.
Pepper-Sprayed, Otay Mesa Detainees Demand Release as COVID-19 Spreads Inside
Activists say hundreds imprisoned in detention centers in California are on hunger strike.
As Coronavirus Spreads Through Prisons, States Are Failing Incarcerated People
Some officials pledged to reduce incarceration to curb the spread of COVID-19, but are they actually following through?
Where I’m Incarcerated, People With COVID-19 Are Warehoused in a Gym
A private company located hundreds of miles away is making medical decisions for COVID-19 patients in my prison.