Truthout
Mass Incarceration
VA Ballot Measure Would Restore Formerly Incarcerated People’s Voting Rights
The state permanently disenfranchises people with felony convictions unless pardoned or successfully petition one.
Incarcerated Women Are Pushing for Decarceration, Not “Trauma-Informed” Prisons
Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois.
I’ve Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That’s What’s Happening at Delaney Hall.
As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney Hall.
Bleeding Behind Bars Is Extra Grim When Prisons Fail to Offer Menstrual Products
Twenty-two states have laws requiring prisons to provide free menstrual products, but not all of them do.
Trump Appoints Former Private Prison Executive as New Director of ICE
David Venturella was the senior vice president of client relations at GEO Group until 2023.
Louisiana, State With Highest Poverty Rate, Considers Jailing Unhoused People
The bill has been called “one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country” by housing justice advocates.
I’m a Survivor Imprisoned in Texas. I’m Only Allowed to Watch Fox News.
We are force-fed “news” made by a network that uplifts white Christian nationalism and shields the predator-in-chief.
Visuals Help Expose the Realities of Mass Incarceration to a Wider Audience
A Brooklyn exhibition in collaboration with Mariame Kaba features paintings about prisons, incarceration, and abolition.
Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Pushing Systemic Change in Elected Office
From voting rights to wages to housing assistance, these officials advocate for systemic change to reduce incarceration.
ICE Wants to Buy Warehouses for Mass Detention. Communities Are Fighting Back.
People across the political spectrum are realizing these federal detention warehouses will harm their communities.