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California May Abolish the Death Penalty
California voters will get a chance to abolish the state's expensive and flawed death penalty system.
Abu Zubaydah: Torture’s “Poster Child”
The ugly legacy of Bush's torture program continues as the “poster child” for waterboarding, Abu Zubaydah, makes an appeal.
DOJ Report on Baltimore Echoes Centuries-Old Limits on Black Freedom
The recently released report from the DOJ on the Baltimore Police Department is sobering, but not surprising.
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No Way to Call Home: Incarcerated Deaf People Are Locked in a Prison Inside a Prison
A team of reporters takes an in-depth look at the experience of deaf people behind bars.
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Solitary for Suicide Attempts: The Brutal Punishment of Chelsea Manning
Possible solitary punishment for a suicide attempt is likely to exacerbate mental health issues for Chelsea Manning.
Immigrant Family Detention Center Made For-Profit Prison Company $1 Billion in No-Bid Deal
The deal was made to deter the arrival of asylum seekers.
Incarceration Nations: On the Dangers of Exporting US Prison Systems
Baz Dreisinger visits nine countries to see how the exportation of US prison system leads to incarceration nations.
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A Call for Divestment From the Criminal Punishment System
How a black youth-led organization aims to cut the profit flow from mass incarceration.
After Being Denied Parole 10 Times, Elderly Prisoner Allegedly Commits Suicide at Fishkill Prison
Democracy Now! speaks with Kathy Manley, a longtime lawyer and advocate for prisoner rights who represented John MacKenzie.
Out of the Blue: Loved Ones Search for Answers in Shaylene Graves’ Prison Death
Why was Shaylene Graves found hanging in her cell just eight weeks before her release from prison?