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How Can We End Child Sexual Abuse Without Prisons?
A new book shares essays by 40 Black survivors on what accountability could look like outside of the prison system.
David Koch’s Dangerous, Right-Wing “Criminal Justice Reform” Lives On
Koch used his money not for systemic change but to control the narrative around prisons for his profit.
For Incarcerated Workers, Summer Heat Can Be a Death Sentence
Incarcerated workers are especially vulnerable to hazardous heat conditions, because there are few labor protections.
The Digital Privacy of Young People on Probation Matters
Nearly 300,000 young people are placed on probation each year.
Mass Shootings, Militarism and Policing Are Chapters in the Same Manifesto
U.S. militarism abroad, mass incarceration, and domestic white supremacist attacks replicate and reinforce each other.
On Voting Rights, the US Is Behind Much of the World
The United States continues to deprive many people of this basic civic tool.
Rosselló’s Gone, But Puerto Rico’s Fight Against Police Repression Continues
Rosselló's departure is only the beginning of the changes activists are demanding.
Amid Heat Wave, Many Jails Lack Air Conditioning
Climate change and extreme weather pose a growing threat to the safety of incarcerated people.
Chelsea Manning’s Daily Fines for Grand Jury Resistance Increase to $1000
Manning's legal team says she will face a total of more than $440,000 in fines.
Plans for Prison on Mountaintop-Removal Site in Kentucky Scuttled. Maybe.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has withdrawn the $500 million proposal, but Mitch McConnell says he’s moving it forward.