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Trapped in a Transphobic Hell: Ky Peterson and the Trials of Trans People in Prison
Trans prisoners routinely experience medical violence.
“No Toilet, No Ventilation”: Prisoners Describe Horrific Conditions in Harvey’s Flood Zone
"We are alive barely," says one prisoner in Beaumont, Texas.
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Southerners on New Ground’s Bail Out Continues the Radical Tradition of Black August
An organization is once again raising bail money for Black women.
As Sessions Ramps Up Drug War, People Inside US Prisons Speak Out
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced a policy of maximum penalties for all drug crimes, even low-level offenses.
Tennessee Judge Pushes Sterilization on Those Incarcerated for Drugs
A Tennessee judge is proposing to offer drug offenders shortened sentences, if they agree to longterm contraceptives.
DOJ Withdraws Funding Request for Kentucky Prison on Mountaintop-Removal Site
Prison would have been terrible for health of prisoners and local wildlife, say advocates.
What’s Hidden Behind the Walls of US Prisons
Few Americans fully appreciate just how many of their fellow citizens are ensnared in the criminal legal system.
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“I Have to Hold My Family Together”: The Hidden Costs of Prison Visits
After New York State ended a free bussing service designed to help families visit incarcerated loved ones in 2011, visits have plummeted.
America’s Toxic Prisons: The Environmental Injustices of Mass Incarceration
U.S. prisons may be largely hidden from sight, but their environmental toxicity spreads far beyond their walls.
Truthout and Earth Island Journal Investigate America’s Toxic Prisons
For many people in the United States, the prison is invisible. How is this possible, given that the US has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with more …