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As COVID-19 Spreads Behind Bars, Will Officials Release Pregnant People?
Some prison officials are releasing pregnant people and new mothers early; advocates say this needs to occur nationwide.
COVID-19 Is Turning Prisons Into “Kill-Boxes”
Activists are calling for large numbers of people to be released from jails, prisons and immigrant detention.
It’s Impossible to “Distance” in ICE Detention. Doctors Say Free All Detainees.
A person's immigration status should not put them at greater risk of dying of COVID-19.
Will Rikers Island Free More People After Over 60 Test Positive for COVID-19?
Calls are growing in the New York City epicenter of the pandemic to release people from Rikers Island.
Beyond the Death Penalty, Activists Are Fighting to End Death by Incarceration
From Vermont to California, activists are finding pathways to upend “the other death sentence”: life without parole.
Incarcerated Journalist Says Millions Behind Bars Are at Risk Amid Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is a growing threat to the 2.3 million people locked up in U.S. prisons and jails.
We’re Urged to Wash Our Hands. But for Some It’s Not That Simple.
Over 2.5 million people live under conditions that make it difficult or even impossible to wash their hands.
Federal Judge Orders Chelsea Manning’s Release From Jail
During her time in jail, Manning accumulated $256,000 in fines.
Activists Are Reclaiming Jails as Community-Operated Social Service Facilities
Grassroots organizers in Atlanta, Georgia, are showing other cities how to approach transformative justice.
Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis From Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation
New York will also be forcing its prisoners to produce hand sanitizer for the state for an average of 65 cents an hour.