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Prisons & Policing
The Art of Prison Writing
Incarcerated LGBTQ people across the United States and Canada are seeking support from strangers willing to write them.
Regulation of Prison Phone Calls Sweeps the Nation
Legislative actions to reduce exorbitant costs for phone calls from prison signal a small shift toward reform.
Henry A. Giroux | The United States’ War on Youth: From Schools to Debtors’ Prisons
US debtors' prisons have become dumping grounds for youth deemed disposable under neoliberalism.
“The Police Killings No One Is Talking About”: Native Americans Most Likely to Be Killed by Cops
A new investigation by In These Times explodes myths about who is most likely to die at the hands of police.
Decimated Services for Traumatized Chicago Students to Get Federal Funding
A $1.3 million grant from the US Department of Education will support more mental health services at 10 high schools in the city.
ACLU and HRW Call to Decriminalize Drug Use and Possession After Documenting Arrests Every 25 Seconds
In 2015 police booked more people for small-time marijuana charges than for murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault combined.
Solitary = Torture
Solitary is torture.
More Proof the Drug War Is Not Over
Ramping up criminal penalties for drug misuse will further entrench the poverty and social circumstances driving it.
The World We Want: An Activist Dispatch From the SOA Watch Convergence
The human rights crisis worsens at the US-Mexico border, and US mainstream politics offer little hope for refugees and migrants.
Advocates: The US Still Profits From Slavery Because the 13th Amendment Perpetuates Prison Labor
Malkia Cyril and Kevin Gannon discuss prison labor and slavery.