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Schools and the New Jim Crow: An Interview With Michelle Alexander
How is mass incarceration affecting young people of color? Author Michelle Alexander helps explain.
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Life on Penalty of Death
Maya Schenwar details her exchange with a prisoner on death row, striking right to the heart of what it means to be human.
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Puerto Rican Independentista Oscar López Rivera’s 32 Years of Resistance to Torture
A new book examines the broader political significance of Puerto Rican activist Oscar Lopez Rivera's case, while providing an unflinching look at how imprisonment and draconian policies like solitary …
Abusing Prisoners Decreases Public Safety – An Interview With Educator, Author and Former Prisoner Shawn Griffith
A new book's thoughtful analysis and chilling reflections on what author Shawn Griffith experienced while incarcerated is a remarkable illustration of why the US public must listen to the …
Nebraska Keeps Death Penalty, Though Majority Seems to Back Repeal
In addition to Nebraska, 16 other states have already or are currently considering repeal bills this year.
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Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era
What do the war on drugs and market-oriented education reform have in common?
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The Casualties of Justice
A scathing new report and data from a growing chorus of experts suggests Jim Crow is far from over.
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Russell “Maroon” Shoatz Files Lawsuit Protesting 22 Consecutive Years in Solitary
Earlier this week, on Wednesday, May 8, lawyers for Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz filed a federal lawsuit regarding his placement in solitary confinement for over 22 consecutive years. The written complaint, directed …
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Chris Hedges: Murder Is Our National Sport
Death Row inmate William Van Poyck fights for his life by blogging his experience as he waits for lethal injection.
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On Mothers, Mothering and Mass Incarceration
In this Mother's Day tribute, law professor and advocate Sheila Bedi learns how ‘having a child is like letting your heart walk around outside your body.’