Truthout
Mass Incarceration
Louisiana Parents Work to Invest State Resources Into Kids, Not Incarceration
The state spends up to $150,000 on each incarcerated child, which could fund education rather than locking up kids.
Copaganda Perpetuates the Myth That Freedom Puts the Public in Danger
Even as violent crime decreased in the U.S., media coverage of crime increased.
Oral History of Political Prisoners Shows Enduring Power of Revolutionary Hope
Edited by abolitionist Josh Davidson and political prisoner Eric King, “Rattling the Cages” is an archive of defiance.
Parole Didn’t Integrate Me Into Society. It Kept Me Out of It.
I didn’t want to be a fugitive, but parole supervision destabilized my life and kept me homeless.
Grassroots Organizing in Red States Is at the Heart of Abolitionist Struggle
Here’s what we can learn from abolitionists who are organizing in some of the most conservative parts of the country.
It’s Nearly Labor Day, and Congress Has a Chance to Abolish Prison Slavery
Formerly incarcerated workers are leading a push for basic labor rights in prisons that could change everything.
“Abolition Cannot Wait”: Exonerated Author Outlines Human Cost of Incarceration
If people were aware of what was being done in the name of justice, in their name, they wouldn’t sit or stand for it.
New Jersey Activists Won a Ban on Private Prisons, Now Biden Wants to Reverse It
The Biden administration is backing CoreCivic in a lawsuit against a state law banning contracts with private prisons.
New Book Edited by Incarcerated Writers Explores Oppression Beyond Prison Walls
“American Precariat” explores the ways in which people have been pushed to the edge by myriad social ills.
Solitary Confinement Survivors Rally Support for Proposed Federal Ban
With over 122,000 people in solitary nationwide, lawmakers are seeking to end the practice in federal facilities.