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Mass Incarceration
You Cannot Decarcerate by Using the Tools of Incarceration, Says Mumia Abu-Jamal
“We must move for what we want, not for what we think the system can produce, because the system is the problem.”
Activists Are Mobilizing to Help Incarcerated People Get Their Stimulus Checks
The Trump administration attempted to block stimulus payments to incarcerated people before a federal court intervened.
Incarcerated People Are Challenging Deadly Pandemic Conditions in Prisons
Over 115,000 people in prisons have contracted COVID. Incarcerated people have been drawing attention to their concerns.
Trans Women Who Report Abuse in Prison Are Targets of Retaliation
Trans women are disproportionately targeted for sexual violence and retaliation when they speak out.
We Must Not Exchange One Cage for Another — Let’s Abolish All Forms of Prisons
Authors Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss their new book, “Prison By Any Other Name,” and the need for abolition.
Police Reform Hasn’t Stopped the Killings Before. It Won’t Now Either.
Police reform is a time-honored counterinsurgency measure to quell rebellion.
No One Should Have to Die in Prison
Thousands languish and die in prison because of bureaucratic hurdles and a lack of political will to fix the system.
Prisoners Mobilize for Black Lives and Against Brutality Behind Bars
The ongoing Black Lives Matter movement is energizing and inspiring hope among some incarcerated people.
Formerly Incarcerated People Should Be Compensated for Telling Their Stories
Expecting us to tell our incarceration stories to people who are paid to be there is yet another inequity we suffer.
With My Child Incarcerated During a Pandemic, I Spend Mother’s Day in Fear
How many more incarcerated people have to die before elected officials take action?