News | The Senate’s Popular Sentencing Reform Bill Would Sort Prisoners by “Risk Score“ Federal prisoners would be scored according to their risk of recidivating. Those who got high scores would be ineligible for sentence reduction. By Lauren Kirchner , ProPublica June 21, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Texas Prison System Unveils New Censorship Policy Supporters of prisoners often use social media to raise attention about prison conditions and the appeal campaigns of individuals. By Dave Maass , ElectronicFrontierFoundation April 15, 2016 Truthout
News | Facing Tear Gas: Chemical Weapons Abuse in US Prisons People imprisoned in Mount Olive, however, are not alone in their struggle to stop the growth of war industries, domestically. By YaliniDream , WarResistersLeague March 18, 2016 Truthout
Excerpt | Building Human Connections and Resistance in Solitary Confinement Todd Ashker details his efforts against solitary confinement at the infamous Pelican Bay State Prison in California. By Todd Ashker , TheNewPress March 17, 2016 Truthout
News | With Sons in Solitary, Mothers Fight for Their Freedom – and Their Lives New York's Special Housing Unit Exclusion Law is meant to protect prisoners with mental illness from solitary confinement, but it is not always enforced. By Victoria Law , SolitaryWatch January 20, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Challenging Prisons: An Interview With the Free Alabama Movement Free Alabama Movement is a platform for the unheard voices of nearly 30,000 inmates of the ADOC and the families of the individuals. By Devon Douglas-Bowers , TheHamptonInstitute December 12, 2015 Truthout
News | FreeHer: Formerly Incarcerated Women Build a National Network Formerly incarcerated women recently gathered to emphasize that it's time the US ended the mass criminalization of Black and poor women. By Jean Trounstine , Truthout August 11, 2015 Truthout
News | US Prisons Block Access to Lifesaving Addiction Medication Why are prison bosses ignoring medical treatments that reduce crime and save lives? By Mike Ludwig , Truthout June 22, 2015 Truthout
Family of “Emaciated” Guantanamo Prisoner Plead in Court for Help Ahmad Rabbani has been on hunger strike for more than two years in protest at his detention without charge or trial in Guantanamo. By Staff , Reprieve April 16, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Follow the Money: Invisible Investors Seek Big Bucks in Mass Incarceration Pressure on investment firms to maximize profits in hidden holdings can have life-and-death consequences for those behind bars. By Brian Dolinar & James Kilgore , Truthout April 8, 2015 Truthout