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Oklahoma State Penitentiary, where Bigler Jobe "Bud" Stouffer II is being held, is pictured in a photo taken on October 19, 2008. Stouffer is scheduled for execution by the state next week.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

I Survived Death Row, But I’ll Never Escape It

During my 13 years on death row, I saw 12 people executed at the hands of the state. I can’t describe the horror I felt.
by
Renaldo Hudson,
Truthout
December 4, 2021
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A medical worker walks a cooler of supplies through barbed wire gates and into a prison
News Analysis
Prisons & Policing

Unnecessary and Complicated Transfers Are Spreading COVID in Federal Prisons

Incarcerated people are routinely subject to air, bus and van transport that heightens their risk of contracting COVID.
by
Michael Fortino,
Truthout
November 29, 2021
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A prisoner is seen reading a book through the narrow window of their cell door
News
Prisons & Policing

North Carolina Prison Has Ignored Woman’s Pleas for Gender-Affirming Surgery

Trans people behind bars are being denied what experts agree is medically necessary care.
by
Kate Sosin,
The 19th
November 19, 2021
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange leaves Southwark Crown Court in a security van after being sentenced on May 1, 2019, in London, England.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

Biden’s DOJ Downplayed Suicide Risk for Assange in Appeal of Extradition Denial

The British district judge denied Julian Assange’s extradition due to his high risk of suicide in U.S. prisons.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
October 29, 2021
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Russell "Maroon" Shoatz is pictured after his release from solitary confinement.
News
Prisons & Policing

Former Black Panther Russell “Maroon” Shoatz Freed From Prison After 49 Years

Shoatz was transferred to a hospital in Pennsylvania amid a legal challenge to life in prison without parole.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
October 26, 2021
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Prisoners’ inability to vote means we can’t vote for fair-minded judges who will protect our rights in civil court.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

The Right to Vote Should Be Available to Everyone — Including Prisoners Like Me

Prisoners’ inability to vote means we can’t vote for fair-minded judges who will protect our rights in civil court.
by
Joseph Dole,
Truthout
October 24, 2021
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Correctional officers join demonstrators as they gather outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston to protest COVID-19 vaccination and mask mandates.
News
Prisons & Policing

When Prison Guards Refuse Vaccines, Incarcerated People Pay the Price

Over 400,000 vaccinated and unvaccinated guards potentially serve as vectors for spreading disease.
by
Ella Fassler,
Truthout
October 23, 2021
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People display a sign reading "COVID BEHIND BARS = DEATH" during an outdoor protest
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

I’ve Spent 35 Years in Prison. I Live Each Day Fearing Another Wave of COVID.

The pandemic has only exacerbated the poor conditions that I’ve experienced for 35 years in prison.
by
Henry Messenger,
Truthout
October 13, 2021
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Decades-Long Fight to Close Guantánamo Is Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Fight to Close Guantánamo Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail at Base

The Biden administration is advertising for a new contract to operate a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
October 1, 2021
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Two months after the Minneapolis upraising visitors continue to pay their respects at George Floyd's makeshift memorial as fleeting rays of sunlight illuminate a haloed cross inscribed with the words "Rest in Power George Floyd" on July 26, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Christianity Is Empty If It Doesn’t Address the Racist Carceral State

Religious leaders must confront the evils of policing, which is sustained by the legacy of white supremacist domination.
by
George Yancy,
Truthout
September 26, 2021
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