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Rotten and Rat-Infested: The Appalling Food and Health Care Conditions Facing US Prisoners
The conditions of food and healthcare for inmates are sickening -- literally.
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Beyond Exonerating the Innocent: Using Storytelling to Humanize Youth Sentenced to Die in Prison
Storytelling is central to restorative justice.
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Dilma Rousseff: Lula’s Imprisonment Is Part of a Coup Corroding Brazil’s Democratic Institutions
Dilma Rousseff discusses more.
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Anticipating a Crush: In Prison, Tactical Teams Declare Uneven War
''We've already been on lockdown since Sunday afternoon here at Stateville Correctional Center.''
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Bloody Violence in South Carolina Prison Shines Light on Inhumane Conditions Across US
At least seven prisoners died and 17 were seriously injured after bloody violence broke out Sunday night.
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Judge Suspends Release of Herman Bell, Elderly Black Panther Jailed 45 Years, Amid Police Pressure
Robert Boyle and Jose Saldana discuss more.
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ICE Will No Longer Release Pregnant Immigrants From Detention
The new policy for automatic deportation or indefinite detention would reverse previous guidelines.
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I Am Buried Alive in a Michigan Prison
Make no mistake: Solitary confinement is torture.
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Let’s Imagine a National Organizing Effort to Challenge Mass Incarceration
Prisons and policing sustain US capitalism.
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What Jeff Sessions’ Latest Attack Means for the Future of Legal Marijuana
Sessions preserved a "tool" for making arrests.