News | Prisons & Policing Teen Charged With Murder After Officer Had Heart Attack While Assaulting Him 18-year-old farmworker Virgilio Aguilar Méndez is being prosecuted despite an autopsy report that exonerates him. By Victoria Valenzuela , ScheerPost January 28, 2024 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing After SCOTUS Rejected His Final Appeal, Alabama Executes Man With Nitrogen Gas "Tonight, Alabama caused humanity to take a step backwards," Kenneth Smith said in his final statement. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 26, 2024 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing “Wrong Side of History”: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Vetoes Ban on Solitary Confinement "Solitary confinement is inhumane, and its presence in our city is indefensible," said one public advocate. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams January 20, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Food Insecurity in Prison Makes People Like Me Vulnerable to Labor Exploitation The inadequacy of prison food exposes us to forced labor and sexual abuse in our desperation for adequate nutrition. By Carla J. Simmons , Truthout January 17, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Challenging the Criminalization of Trauma Survivors The criminal legal system traumatizes survivors. Noncarceral alternatives are key to breaking the cycle of violence. By Staff , Truthout/TeenVogue January 12, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Prison Treats Me Like an Animal. I Write to Reclaim My Humanity. I’ve been confined for 27 years to a concrete box, and prison staff treat me like an animal branded with a number. By Tony D. Vick , Truthout January 2, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing I’m Serving 40 Years in Federal Prison. Here’s a Glimpse Into My World. Every day, the conditions of incarceration work to strip away my humanity. By Edwin Rubis , Truthout December 31, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Prison Closure Divides Abolitionist Community in Washington State Activists are conflicted about whether the move is a win for incarcerated people and allies — or for the carceral state. By Raymond Williams , Shadowproof December 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Dems Claim to Oppose Mass Incarceration, But Blue State Commutations Are Falling Commutations plummeted from 2020 record highs in California and Illinois. Are presidential ambitions to blame? By Victoria Law , Truthout December 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Report: TX County Lawyers Failed to Provide Basic Services for Death Row Clients "It is clear that Harris County’s current system of death penalty representation is not working," the report stated. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout