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This Law Gives Prosecutors Power to Undo Decades of Harsh or Racist Sentencing
Nearly 850 people, mostly Black men, have been freed after their state passed Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing laws.
WA Prison Deters Participation in Restorative Justice by Ordering Strip Searches
Strip searches, a practice that dates back to auctions of enslaved people, have long been common in U.S. prisons.
Why Is the US Taking So Long to Close Guantánamo?
As with so much else at Guantánamo, for every step forward, there seem to be two steps back.
Criminalized Survivor Tracy McCarter Discusses the Movement to Free Her
McCarter describes being a criminalized survivor of both domestic violence and the legal system.
Announcing the Winners of the 3rd 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.
As Incarcerated Women, We’re Subjected to State Rape
We are often told that DOC policies are for our safety, yet these policies still play a part in retraumatizing us.
As a Black Woman Accused of Killing a White Man, I Was Never Innocent Until Proven Guilty
If we left behind the oppressive systems that deprive people of their very freedom, what could we create instead?
Inside the High-Security “Black Site” Where Leonard Peltier Is Incarcerated
The prison where the Indigenous activist is held has been in a near-constant state of lockdown for almost four years.
Kansas Technical Institute Is the Story of a Literal School-to-Prison Pipeline
The vocational college once served Black students in Topeka, Kansas. Now, it's the site of a women's prison.
Muslim Jailhouse Lawyers Are Reshaping the Fight for Prisoners Rights
Incarcerated Muslims are building on a legacy of community resistance that goes way beyond our current moment.