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Why Prison Strikers Are Demanding the Right to Vote
Strike organizers want universal suffrage because all other rights emanate from the right to vote.
Mother of NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner: My Daughter Was “Nailed to the Door”
Reality Winner is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office.
The Problem With Bail Isn’t the Bondsmen, It’s the State
The story of SB 10 is a familiar one of policy reform gone haywire.
Prisoners in 17 States Demand End to “Slave Labor” Behind Bars
Prisoners across the country are set to launch a nationwide strike today.
“Exhaling a Low Freedom Song”: Jackie Wang on Carceral Capitalism
The state is using carceral techniques to fill revenue gaps created by shrinking tax bases.
Prison Firefighting Program Pays a Dollar an Hour to Fight California Wildfires
Romarilyn Ralston and Deirdre Wilson discuss more.
Lancaster Shows How to Say No to For-Profit Prison Company
A Pennsylvania county goes up against GEO Group, a giant of the private prison industry, and comes out victorious.
What It’s Like Inside the Largest Immigrant Prison in the US
The Adelanto Detention Facility is one of the most isolating places I have ever been to.
Ahed Tamimi Is Free, but 350 Palestinian Children Remain in Jails
Three out of four Palestinian children experience physical violence after their arrest for minor crimes.
Citizenship Through the Eyes of Those Who Have Lost the Right to Vote
Millions of US citizens cannot vote because they have been convicted of a felony.