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Trump Admin Leaves Data About Trans People Out of Prison Sexual Violence Reports
This comes just days after a DOJ memo revealed plans to dismantle prison rape protections for trans and intersex people.
A New Domestic Violence Hotline Aims to Stop People From Doing Harm
“Being able to talk someone off the ledge, I think it would prevent a lot of cases like mine,” one man said.
As California Limits Water Use, People in Prison Face Punishment for Showering
Incarcerated Californians are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis — and the state’s water restrictions.
ICE Descends on World’s “Incarceration Capital” to Carry Out Raids
According to planning documents, 250 federal agents will aim to make 5,000 arrests in Louisiana over two months.
DOJ Plans to End Sexual Violence Protections for Incarcerated LGBTQIA+ People
The proposed changes would impact many adult prisons and jails, juvenile facilities, and halfway houses.
New Pennsylvania Law Seeks to Aid Abuse Survivors Who Resist — But Is It Enough?
Laws to help “criminalized survivors” who fight back against their abusers often merely reduce their prison time.
New Report Exposes Torture, Abuse, and Medical Neglect in Florida Migrant Jails
An Amnesty official noted that the abusive conditions the organization observed at the facilities “are not isolated.”
This Program Gives Direct Cash Support to Incarcerated Women
The Community Love Fund is a guaranteed income program built and run by abolitionist women.
Since Assad’s Fall, Many Families of the Forcibly Disappeared Still Lack Answers
“I can’t say ‘may they rest in peace,’” says the mother and wife of two missing Syrians.
A Jail Nurse Said Willie Cunningham Had Heartburn. It Was Appendicitis.
“Nobody should have to fear dying in jail for a treatable medical problem,” Cunningham said in a statement.