News | Prisons & Policing Chelsea Manning Is Jailed After Refusal to Answer Questions Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning expressed no regrets Thursday when she revealed that she faces a contempt hearing. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams March 8, 2019 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Big Brother Steps Closer as Parents Shackle Teens to Ankle Monitors With carceral technology extending itself further into our lives, George Orwell’s nightmare has arrived. By Jean Trounstine , Truthout March 5, 2019 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing New York Sex Workers Are Working to Decriminalize Their Trade A new coalition of people in the sex trades wants New York to become the first state to fully decriminalize their work. By Melissa Gira Grant , TheAppeal March 4, 2019 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Former Chief Medical Officer of New York City Jails Says Incarceration Is Deadly Dr. Homer Venters discusses his new book, "Life and Death at Rikers Island." By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! February 26, 2019 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Illinois Prison Phone Rates Are Lowest Following Grassroots Activism The campaign was successful because of pressure from activists and families of the incarcerated. By Brian Dolinar , Truthout February 24, 2019 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Pennsylvania Prison Lockdown: Public Health Crisis or Powerplay? Was the "health crisis" that prompted the lockdown a pre-emptive move to repress the National Prison Strike? By Valerie Kiebala , Truthout February 21, 2019 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Supreme Court Rules Against High Fines and Civil Asset Forfeiture In a major victory for civil liberties, the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to limit civil assest forfeiture. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! February 21, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Rahm Emanuel Wants You to Forget He’s a Corrupt Failure Chicago's failed neoliberal mayor is on a public relations blitz to re-emerge as a strategist for Democrats. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout February 19, 2019 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer In some jails, it costs $20 to make a 15-minute phone call. By Victoria Law , Truthout February 17, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing What Happened at the Brooklyn Jail Is Part of a Deeper Human Rights Crisis We must demand community oversight for every federal, state and county facility in the U.S. By Bonnie Kerness , AmericanFriendsServiceCommittee February 15, 2019 Truthout