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Mass Incarceration
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No to Prison Industrial Complex: San Francisco’s Trans Community Responds to Brutal Murders
Grieving a trans woman of color's recent murder, activists in San Francisco call for community-based safety solutions.
“Bipartisan” Criminal Justice Reform: A Misguided Merger
The new Coalition for Public Safety provides cover for a neoliberal agenda.
“Carceral Conglomerate” Makes Millions From Incarcerated, Their Friends and Families
Dallas-based Securus Technologies has become a carceral conglomerate, with phone service, video visitation and electronic monitoring.
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Prison Supply Chains Reveal Some Surprises
Incarceration can be a big money maker.
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Seven Ways to Support People in Prison
What are some ways to support people behind bars if you're not near any existing organizations?
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Challenging Our Visions of Abolition: An Open Letter to the Students of Village Leadership Academy
Students at Village Leadership Academy inspire hope that imprisoning children will be a thing of the past.
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Maya Schenwar | Your Home Is Your Prison
Efforts to reform the prison system may only be expanding the prison system into other parts of American life.
Five Corporations You’ve Never Heard of Are Making Millions From Mass Incarceration
Five companies extracting huge profits from the growth of prisons, often out of public sight.
How “Hate Crimes Against Police” Expose the Fatal Flaw Within Hate Crime Statutes
Hate crime laws lent legitimacy to a prison and policing system that has wrought immense damage on communities of color.
Do Prisons and Mass Incarceration Keep Us Safe? (Part Two)
Eddie Conway continues his discussion with Maya Schenwar, author of “Locked Down, Locked Out,” this time focusing on alternatives to mass incarceration.