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![In a 1995 photo, prisoners on a chain gang are taken out for work detail by an armed guard at the Limestone Correctional Facility in Harvest, Alabama.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0504-chain-gang-400x300.jpg)
People in Alabama Prisons Are Shackled to Buckets for Days on End
Families and supporters of Alabama's incarcerated have organized a protest at the State Capitol on May 13.
![Former White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly looks on as President Donald Trump speaks following a meeting on infrastructure at Trump Tower, August 15, 2017, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0504-Kelly-400x300.jpg)
Former Trump Adviser Kelly Joins Board of Immigrant Detention Center Company
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly now a member of the board of directors for Caliburn International.
![A shadowy hand places a ballot in a box.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0504-Voting-rights-400x300.jpg)
Taking Away Voting Rights Does Nothing to Solve Violence
Maya Schenwar discusses voting rights, the current political landscape and her forthcoming book.
![White barbed wire creeping toward white prisoner](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0404-white-prisoners-400x300.jpg)
Rise in White Prisoners Doesn’t Change Innate Racism of Prisons
There is a powerful political constituency to mobilize against the cruelties of the U.S. carceral state.
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Being in Prison Should Not Take Away Your Right to Vote, Says Sanders
Sanders said at a town hall Monday that he believed in restoring voting rights for prisoners.
![Prisoners in blue sit at a desk with computers during a lecture](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0424-prisonders-learning-400x300.jpg)
Why Federal Student Aid Should Be Restored for People in Prison
Here are four reasons to support the reinstatement of the Pell Grant for incarcerated people.
![Two children look through a chail link fence at a detention center](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0417-children-detention-center-400x300.jpg)
With Jailed Asylum-Seekers on the Rise, Detention Contractors Reap Profits
GEO Group and CoreCivic receive multimillion dollar contracts from DHS to run detention facilities.
![Razor wire fence outside of a prison](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0414-prison-razor-wire-400x300.jpg)
Locking Up Drug “Dealers” to Save Users Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer
For a real solution, we must first address the economic conditions that drive people into illicit economies.
![Women in red shirts demonstrate with a sign reading "COUNT OUR VOTES"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0412-voters-protest-400x300.jpg)
Senators Take Step Forward on Voting Rights Restoration
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin introduced the Democracy Restoration Act on Tuesday.
![Protesters hold a candlelight vigil and a march calling for the end of the drug war on September 6, 2012, in New York City. The influence of the drug war has reshaped U.S. society.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0409-drug-war-400x300.jpg)
Calculating the Damage From a Century of Drug Prohibition
The influence of the drug war has reshaped U.S. society.