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People Incarcerated in Alabama Are Pushing for a New Year’s Prison Strike
Reprising its 2016 and 2018 prison strikes, Free Alabama Movement called for a statewide work strike on prison labor.
Mothers Are Pushing to Free Their Children From Prison During COVID
COVID-19 adds more sickness and death to an already unjust system.
Let’s Reject the Violent vs. Nonviolent Crime Dichotomy to End the War on Drugs
From a policy perspective, this has created barriers to transformative approaches to violence like restorative justice.
Ending Violence Against Sex Workers Means Abolishing Police and Prisons
On the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, let’s commit to building a world free of policing.
COVID Cases in Prisons and ICE Immigration Jails Surpass 250,000
Activists across the country are holding actions this week calling for the release of prisoners during the pandemic.
Don’t Fawn Over Biden. Fight Neoliberalism.
“Under Biden, we are expected to surrender our political will out of sheer gratitude," says Truthout's Kelly Hayes.
Canadian Guards Beat a Prisoner to Death Four Years Ago. Now They Have Impunity.
The brutalization of Soleiman Faqiri was a manifestation of the violence endemic in the carceral system.
Incarcerated Women Are Punished for Their Trauma With Solitary Confinement
Vulnerable women in prison are often punished with isolation, when what they need is compassion and care.
Under CARES Act, These Moms Should Be Home. They Remain in COVID-Filled Prisons.
Many prisoners pinned their hopes on the CARES Act, which should have allowed them to begin rebuilding their lives.
Dozens of Racial Justice Protesters Held by Feds for Months Pretrial
Several who took part in the uprisings after George Floyd’s murder have faced prolonged incarceration amid the pandemic.