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Trump’s Day 1 Anti-LGBTQ Orders Will Likely Run Into Legal Trouble
Executive orders typically direct federal agencies to begin changing their policies — and can be challenged in court.
11 Men Freed After Decades in Guantánamo Bay Prison
Rights groups call on the Biden administration to release Guantánamo’s last 15 prisoners and close it once and for all.
Biden Should Go Beyond Commutations for Death Row and Commute Life Sentences Too
It's long past time to repair the harm done by sentencing guidelines that President Biden supported as a senator.
Mass Incarceration Traps More Than 180K Veterans in Military-to-Prison Pipeline
They can also be denied services and benefits -- or opportunities for citizenship -- promised by military recruiters.
Officials Knew About Violence in Prison Where Robert Brooks Was Fatally Beaten
Watchdogs called on officials to investigate racist human rights abuses at Marcy Correctional Facility back in 2023.
After Writing About Prison Censorship, I Got Blocked From Messaging My Sources
Censorship in prisons has expanded as a few private companies have increasingly monopolized prison communications.
Other States Banned Forced Prison Labor. Why Didn’t California?
The liberal state voted to keep prison slavery in its constitution, but the national movement to ban it isn’t deterred.
I’ve Spent 26 Christmases in Prison, and Not One Has Been Merry
This year is no different. No family gathering. No Christmas meal. No gifts from my loved ones. No visits.
Homemade Food Packages Were a Lifeline in Prison. New York Has Banned Them.
My mother used to send taffy to brighten life behind bars. Facing the holidays is grim under New York’s new rules.
Charged for Protesting Police Violence in 2020, Khalif Miller Is Still in Jail
Miller is one of over 300 protesters who faced federal charges for participating in the 2020 George Floyd uprising.