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Mass Incarceration
Changing Parole Boards Is One Step Toward Weakening Mass Incarceration
New York State shifts away from permanent punishment.
Rotten and Rat-Infested: The Appalling Food and Health Care Conditions Facing US Prisoners
The conditions of food and healthcare for inmates are sickening -- literally.
From Stephon Clark to Voter Suppression, the Attack on Black America Intensifies
Here are three interlocking cycles that fuse into the vortex of second-tier citizenship for Black America: a pre-existing racialized poverty, aggressive policing and voter disenfranchisement.
I Am Buried Alive in a Michigan Prison
Make no mistake: Solitary confinement is torture.
Let’s Imagine a National Organizing Effort to Challenge Mass Incarceration
Prisons and policing sustain US capitalism.
Climate Change Meets Mass Incarceration: California’s Incarcerated Firefighters
Prisoners fight fires for low wages.
Michelle Alexander and Paul Butler Talking About “Chokehold: Policing Black Men”
A conversation about white supremacy and the criminal legal system.
States and Local Advocates Lead the Way for Criminal Legal System Reform
A felony conviction, for most, means a life sentence to economic hardship and financial instability among other things.
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US Parole Activists Aim to Overhaul a Failing System
It takes a village to secure a second chance for prisoners.
Profiting Off Mass Incarceration: Detroit Pistons Owner Buys Private Prison Phone Company
Mass incarceration will be profitable under Trump.