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Biden’s Announcement of Mass Clemency Leaves 40 People to Languish on Death Row
The outgoing president campaigned on ending the death penalty at the federal level.
Losing Phone Profits, Prison Telecom Providers Seek to Exploit Tablet Services
Securus Technologies and ViaPath Technologies control about 80 percent of the US market for calls in prisons and jails.
Held in Isolation, Palestinian Leader Khalida Jarrar Faces Torturous Conditions
Jarrar’s husband and lawyer describe abuses endured by the political prisoner, who has been in solitary since August.
Having Pardoned His Son, Biden Faces Pressure to Enact Mass Clemency
Advocates say Biden must repair harm caused by harsh anti-drug and crime laws he championed in the 1980s and '90s.
“A Time Before Fear”: Notes From a Black Panther Who Spent 41 Years Behind Bars
Russell Shoatz’s posthumously published autobiography documents a lifetime of fighting for Black liberation.
Lawmakers Urge Biden to Take More Action on Cannabis Before Leaving Office
The president “has the opportunity to further reduce the harms of marijuana’s criminalization,” the lawmakers said.
Private Prison Contractor Sues to Block California’s Health Inspections
GEO Group aims to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration jails.
Amnesty International Urges Biden to Free Leonard Peltier “Before It’s Too Late”
The 80-year-old Indigenous activist has been incarcerated nearly as long as Joe Biden has been in national politics.
Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Can’t Happen If US Military Members Resist It
Trump plans to use the military to enact the mass deportation of immigrants. As a veteran, I know orders can be refused.
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.