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Biden’s Plan for the Opioid Crisis Would Endanger Lives
Biden’s plans contain provisions that would endanger people who use drugs and perpetuate their criminalization.
Amid Crackdown on Activists, Support Groups Help Resistance Continue Behind Bars
Support groups are working to ensure activists behind bars continue to have the support of their larger community.
Even When You Change Its Name, Solitary Confinement Is Torture
Indiana's restricted movement units are just as inhumane and damaging as solitary confinement.
Here Are Five Ways to Support Chelsea Manning in 2020
Supporting grand jury resisters increases the odds that people held in civil contempt will be released.
Underfunded Health Care Made Jails Warehouses for Those With Mental Illness
A new documentary looks at how people facing mental health challenges have been swept into the prison system.
Reports That Bloomberg’s Campaign Exploited Women’s Prison Labor Spark Outrage
Incarcerated women were paid as little as $1.45 an hour to call voters.
Women of Color Bear a Heavy Burden When a Loved One Is Jailed
While supporting someone behind bars has obvious financial costs, it also comes with a less visible price.
UK Politicians Are Cynically Using London Bridge Attack to Drum Up Votes
Reactions from both Conservative and Labour leaders hark back to failed “tough on crime” policies of the 1980s.
New Orleans Activists Clash With Sheriff Over Jail Expansion
New Orleans will jail people living with mental illness in post-Katrina structures that were slated to close years ago.
“Prison Gerrymandering” Could Inflate Population Counts During 2020 Census
Counting incarcerated people as residents of prison towns instead of their hometowns favors whiter, more rural areas.