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Mass Incarceration in the Cornfields: Shattered Families and Racial Profiling in Small-Town America
In the shadow of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Black families are ripped apart by mass incarceration.
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For Families Denied Clemency Under Obama, What Now?
Despite Trump's contempt for the clemency initiative, families of the incarcerated will continue their campaigns.
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The First Amendment May Not Protect Us: Trump’s FCC Intensifies Attack on Press
Resistance to Trump must prioritize media reform because without a free press, no other issue will gain traction.
Human Slaughterhouse: Amnesty International Says Up to 13,000 Hanged at Syrian Prison
Amnesty International has released a shocking report.
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Canada Tackles “Systemic Overuse” of Solitary Confinement
A disturbing trend of frequent use of solitary confinement in Canadian prisons is prompting calls to abolish it.
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Beyond the Bars of Hopelessness: How We Can Revive Parole
Under our politicized parole system, even juveniles serving life sentences are routinely denied parole.
This Is Our Land: The Rebirth of Mass Resistance
Now here's the thing about domination: it is never absolute. When capitalism is most reckless, it is also most vulnerable.
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What It Takes to Get Women Out of Prison — and Stay Out
The rate of women in US prisons is growing faster than men. But in New Orleans, one group is successfully tackling sentencing for drug use and sex work.
Economic Update: The Economic and Social Costs of Prisons
This episode discusses people forming co-ops in Detroit and Fridley, Minnesota.
Obama Picks Up the Pace on Commutations, but Pardon Changes Still in Limbo
Obama has accelerated clemency to low-level drug offenders, but a study on pardons due in 2015 won't be released until the fall of 2017.