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Profiteers of Holmesburg Prison’s Medical Experiments Have Yet to Redress Harm
Albert Kligman experimented on incarcerated men for more than 20 years. Survivors call the tests tortuous and unethical.
I Answered the Call to Help Stop Cop City. I Spent 31 Days in Jail for It.
In those 31 days, I witnessed mental health crises, a lack of running water and sadistic treatment by guards.
Experts Cite the Health Impacts of Incarceration as US Life Expectancy Falls
“The worse the prison conditions, the more likely it is incarceration can be tied to excess mortality,” said one expert.
Organizers Are Resisting a 2-Tiered Legal System in Majority-Black Jackson, MS
Black Jacksonians plan to make this attempt at reinstating white supremacist rule “extremely difficult” to implement.
Let’s Confront Ideas of “Normality” — They Are Rooted in Racism and Ableism
Racism is the ideology that works to subordinate specific people, while ableism is the means for achieving that goal.
These Men Fought White Supremacists and Got Sentenced to Over 200 Years
How the criminal legal system slammed two Black men for standing up to white supremacist guards in an Indiana prison.
After 28 Years Behind Bars, Harm Reduction Brought Me and My Brother Together
I started harm reduction work in prison after years of addiction. It’s helped me build relationships I never expected.
FL GOP Bills Would End Requirement for Unanimous Juries on Death Penalty
Since 1976, for every three executions Florida carries out, one person has been exonerated based on post-trial evidence.
Incarceration and Ableism Go Hand in Hand, Says Abolitionist Talila Lewis
We must dismantle systems of advocacy that rank marginalized people and tie people’s value to their labor productivity.
More Women Are Being Incarcerated as Jail Populations Near Pre-COVID Levels
The number of women in jail increased by almost 6 percent from 2021 to 2022 -- three times the rate of men.