Truthout
Incarceration
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If the Risk Is Low, Let Them Go
Offenders, who have aged out of crime, are the fastest growing population in prisons.
De-Incarceration, a Different Drum so Needed
We can demand de-incarceration and an end to the US status as the country with more prisoners, per capita, than any other country in the world.
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California’s Prison System Co-opts Reform Language While Increasing Its Budget
With moderate bipartisan support and the rebranding of human cages, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is able to monopolize resources.
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.