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Women Imprisoned Under the Drug War Speak Out Against Sessions’ New Policy
The drug war led to an 800 percent increase in women's incarceration — and Sessions wants to reignite it.
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Waging War Against a Mythical Crime Wave, Sessions Ramps Up War on Drugs
There is no doubt that this move is a painful regression — one that could reverberate for years to come for thousands of Americans.
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Facing Up to Our Shadow Side With Compassion
Restorative justice makes real the fact that conflict, pain, suffering and crime are part of all our lives.
Trump Says He’ll Combat the Opioid Crisis, but His Agenda Could Make It Worse
Trump could shift the focus from public health to the prison cell.
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“When a Parent Is Taken Away, It’s Like a Death”: Two States Consider Bills to Keep Parents Out of Jail
The dehumanizing environment of a jail is no place to visit a parent, but millions of US children have no choice.
Two Years After Sandra Bland, Justice for Wakiesha Wilson
A year after the death of Wakiesha Wilson in a LAPD jail cell, her grieving family is still pushing for answers and accountability.
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With Nighttime Raids, Police Wage War on Black and Brown Families in New York
The specter of gang membership is used to justify massive state violence against young men of color and their families.
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Revolutionary Love: Fighting Prison Injustice From Both Sides of the Wall
Even peaceful resistance to brutality in prison is seen as defiance and can lead to more brutality from the guards.
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When the State Investigates Itself, No One Is Accountable: Before and After the Vaughn Prison Rebellion
There's been no official word on whether the 120 prisoners at Vaughn who rebelled have since suffered retaliation.
Cry Freedom: A Lifer’s Lament
Still, I will survive. I will endure. I will keep trying to live with hope.