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Don’t Forget the History of COVID in Prison: An Interview With Victoria Law
The pandemic bared the cruelty of prison in new ways. It was a lost opportunity to move away from mass incarceration.
Palestinians Released by Israel Show Evidence of “Shocking” Torture, Neglect
Israel is releasing prisoners with clothing printed with calls for Palestinians to be “destroyed,” reports say.
NY’s Prison Guard Strike Has Roots in Decades of Racialized Deindustrialization
The guards’ demand for impunity is about the maintenance of violence at the core of the system, says Andrea R. Morrell.
Gaza Surgeon Describes Surviving Israeli Prisons After a Raid on His Hospital
Dr. Khaled Alser was held for seven months, and he says he was beaten, denied medical treatment and tortured.
New York Prison Guards Strike, Denouncing Limits on Solitary Confinement
Prisons are institutions of warfare that masquerade as apolitical instruments of crime control, says an anthropologist.
Keith LaMar Speaks From Death Row as Movement Grows to Save His Life
On January 13, 2027, Ohio intends to execute him, after subjecting him to three decades in solitary confinement.
Leonard Peltier Is Released After Nearly 50 Years in Prison
The 80-year-old activist, who always maintained his innocence, will serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement.
Appalachian Activists Reclaim and Rewild Land Slated as Site for New Prison
The group will return the land to Native stewardship, healing it from past mining and blocking prison expansion.
Incarcerated Trans Woman Sues Trump Over Anti-Trans Order Redefining “Sex”
The lawsuit claims Executive Order 14166 caused the woman distress and endangers her safety.
With Trump Back in the White House, What Will Happen to Guantánamo?
The Biden administration never released the last prisoners held without charge or brought the accused to trial.