Truthout
Incarceration
How We Can Prepare Incarcerated Parents for Re-entry
One-third of California's released prisoners return home to Los Angeles following their incarceration.
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Story of Incarcerated Teen Shows Injustice of Juvenile Imprisonment
Jean Trounstine's gripping account of a teenage boy's crime, punishment and life after prison is tragic and illuminating.
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How the Trans Murder Spectacle Perpetuates Myths About Justice
Focusing on individual murderers and their incarceration will never prevent the murder of trans people or promote justice.
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How Private Prison Companies Use Big Tax Breaks and Low Wages to Maximize Profit
The nation's largest private prison firms are still cutting corners despite millions of dollars in federal income tax breaks.
The 13th Amendment Created Legal Slavery Through Incarceration
The very amendment to the US Constitution that was to have performed the miraculous conversion of "chattel into man" actually facilitated his and her re-chattelization through imprisonment.
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President’s Order on Solitary Confinement Reverberates Beyond Youth Incarceration
Despite their limited effects on juveniles, new federal guidelines on solitary signal broad policy shifts for adult prisoners.
Naomi Murakawa and Black Lives Matter: Liberals, Guns and the Roots of the US Prison Explosion
Naomi Murakawa indicts liberals for growing the system of mass incarceration.
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Punished for Survival: Domestic Violence, Criminalization and the Case of Naomi Freeman
At the heart of Naomi Freeman's case is the question: Does a domestic violence survivor have the right to defend her own life?
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How Civil Rights Groups Are Unraveling Illegal Bail Schemes That Fill Jails With Poor People
Advocates are working to stop the illegal practice of jailing people simply because they can't afford to post bail.
The DOJ’s Plan to Empty (and Refill?) US Prisons
The Department of Justice recently announced a decision to release 6,000 people from federal prison.