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ICE Isolates Me From Community So Corporations Can Profit From My Imprisonment
I constantly ask myself why I’m being incarcerated again when all I want is to turn my life around.
Even CA Moved Right With Pro-Prison Ballot Measure Funded by Retail Giants
Incarceration rates may soon rise in California due to a ballot initiative that passed on November 5.
Several FL Jails in Milton’s Projected Path Refuse to Evacuate People Inside
“When my son was sentenced, he was not given a death sentence,” said one parent of a person currently in jail.
A Louisiana Law Is Leading Teens With Minor Offenses to Be Charged as Adults
It's now one of four states, along with Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin, that prosecute all 17-year-olds as adults.
Our Future Generations Deserve Abundance, Not “State of the Art” Prisons
I went numb when I realized Illinois is laying the foundation to deliver the next generation into state slavery.
Announcing the Winners of the 4th Annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize
The prize honors the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated authors who are writing toward a more just world.
My Miscarriage Behind Bars Showed Me the Truth of the “Justice” System
Incarceration did not recognize me as a being who could feel pain, who could feel loss.
Prisoners Say Routine Use of Lockdowns Has Led to More Violence and Suicides
“Imagine being trapped in your bathroom for weeks on end!” one incarcerated man said. “That’s what it’s like.”
How the Shared Goals of Prison Abolition and Parenting Can Shape New Futures
Truthout’s Maya Schenwar and organizer Kim Wilson reflect on their new anthology “We Grow the World Together.”
In Vermont, Abolitionists Are Fighting a Prison-Building Boom
Why is “progressive haven” Vermont spending millions on new prisons? Abolitionists like Jayna Ahsaf are fighting back.