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Mass Incarceration

Black Lives Matter activists hold a protest rally calling for the abolishment of all jails and prisons outside The Tombs, the Manhattan jail now formally renamed the Manhattan Detention Complex, on June 20, 2020, in downtown New York City.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

“What Are We Going to Do About It?” Mariame Kaba Talks Abolition in Action

To create a world without prisons and policing, we must first push past the ceiling oppression puts on our imagination.
by
Jindu Obiofuma &
James Kilgore,
Truthout
February 23, 2021
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Police intervene as Trump supporters and counter protesters fight during a protest in Los Angeles, California, on January 6, 2021.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Jail Won’t Solve White Supremacist Violence. Here’s How to Truly Confront It.

To fight white supremacist violence, we must abolish the systems that perpetuate it, like the prison-industrial complex.
by
Kay Whitlock,
Truthout
February 22, 2021
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A prisoner looks at a photo of a baby while imagining touching their face
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

I Was Shackled to My Bed After Giving Birth. Then They Took My Baby Away.

Prison separates parents from their newborns and makes breastfeeding impossible. This cruelty must end.
by
Keeley Schenwar,
Truthout
February 4, 2021
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Prison courtyard with open door
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Illinois May Be First State to Eliminate Money Bail, But the Fight Isn’t Over

The fight to end the criminalization of poverty and the targeting of Black communities still has a long way to go.
by
Tanya Watkins,
Sharlyn Grace,
Will Tanzman &
Sharone Mitchell Jr.,
Truthout
February 2, 2021
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President Joe Biden signs an executive order as Vice President Kamala Harris stands awkwardly in the background
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Biden’s Private Prison Executive Order Doesn’t Undo Mass Incarceration

Biden’s executive order is like moving chairs on the deck of the Titanic — it doesn’t actually reduce incarceration.
by
Lydia Pelot-Hobbs,
Truthout
January 27, 2021
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A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officer wears a protective mask as he stands guard at the front gate of San Quentin State Prison on June 29, 2020, in San Quentin, California.
News
Prisons & Policing

States Say They’re Decarcerating, Yet 1 in 5 Prisoners Has Had COVID

As a second wave of COVID hits the U.S., some jurisdictions are beginning to reverse their decision to decarcerate.
by
Victoria Law,
Truthout
December 25, 2020
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Illustration of prisoners in front of bars
News
Prisons & Policing

People Incarcerated in Alabama Are Pushing for a New Year’s Prison Strike

Reprising its 2016 and 2018 prison strikes, Free Alabama Movement called for a statewide work strike on prison labor.
by
Ella Fassler,
Truthout
December 22, 2020
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Denver Police officers watch over the crowd at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver, Colorado.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Let’s Reject the Violent vs. Nonviolent Crime Dichotomy to End the War on Drugs

From a policy perspective, this has created barriers to transformative approaches to violence like restorative justice.
by
Kassandra Frederique &
Danielle Sered,
Truthout
December 19, 2020
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A small group of family and friends of Soleiman Faqiri hold a vigil at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on February 8, 2017.
News Analysis
Prisons & Policing

Canadian Guards Beat a Prisoner to Death Four Years Ago. Now They Have Impunity.

The brutalization of Soleiman Faqiri was a manifestation of the violence endemic in the carceral system.
by
Azeezah Kanji,
Truthout
December 15, 2020
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Demonstrators and police clashed during the 21N commemorative demonstrations against the government of president Ivan Duque at Universidad Nacional de Colombia on November 21 2020, in Bogota, Colombia.
Excerpt
Prisons & Policing

A Global Police State Is Emerging as World Capitalism Descends Into Crisis

A project of twenty-first century fascism is on the ascent in the civil societies of many countries around the world.
by
William I. Robinson,
Pluto Press
November 28, 2020
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