News Analysis | Prisons & Policing How Oil Money Turned Louisiana Into the Prison Capital of the World A series of events in the 1970s led to the state's penal system becoming intertwined with the swings of its oil economy. By Lydia Pelot-Hobbs , Truthout December 22, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Building “Feminist Jails” Ignores a Larger Problem A reformist approach to women’s incarceration places responsibility of reform on the individual, not the institution. By Tamanika Ferguson , Truthout October 16, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing We Both Were Incarcerated at Rikers Island. Now We’re Discussing Its History. I met Jarrod Shanahan before my own sentence at Rikers. His new book details how the jail “took New York City hostage.” By David Campbell , Truthout June 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Julius Jones Will “Fight Another Day” — Death Sentence Commuted The governor's office said it didn’t grant Jones a parole possibility because of restrictions in the state constitution. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 18, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Prison Reforms Can Actually Increase Size and Scope of Incarceration Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss electronic monitoring, prison reform and the growing awareness of abolition. By Brian Sonenstein & Kim Wilson , Shadowproof September 10, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Most States Saw Prison Reforms in 2019, But Incarceration Rates Remain High While politicians remain intransigent, grassroots movements to end mass incarceration are growing stronger. By Victoria Law , Truthout January 11, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Billionaire-Funded Criminal Justice Reform Actually Expands Carceral System Arnold Ventures-backed reforms are undermining radical efforts to end mass incarceration in the U.S. By Kay Whitlock & Nancy A. Heitzeg , Truthout November 21, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing AOC Is Talking About Prison Abolition. Will She Take Action? Up until now, no politician would be caught dead defending abolition. By James Kilgore , Truthout October 8, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing “Gladiator Fights” Expose Prisons to Be Genocidal Machines In "gladiator fights," guards pit known rivals against each other in the prison yard. By Timothy Malone , Truthout September 26, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing When Will Presidential Candidates Propose Ending the Criminalization of Poverty? Democratic candidates are missing an opportunity to pitch sweeping prison reform as an economic justice issue. By Wanda Bertram , PrisonPolicyInitiative June 14, 2019 Truthout