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Dilma Rousseff: Lula’s Imprisonment Is Part of a Coup Corroding Brazil’s Democratic Institutions
Dilma Rousseff discusses more.
Anticipating a Crush: In Prison, Tactical Teams Declare Uneven War
‘'We've already been on lockdown since Sunday afternoon here at Stateville Correctional Center.'’
Bloody Violence in South Carolina Prison Shines Light on Inhumane Conditions Across US
At least seven prisoners died and 17 were seriously injured after bloody violence broke out Sunday night.
Judge Suspends Release of Herman Bell, Elderly Black Panther Jailed 45 Years, Amid Police Pressure
Robert Boyle and Jose Saldana discuss more.
ICE Will No Longer Release Pregnant Immigrants From Detention
The new policy for automatic deportation or indefinite detention would reverse previous guidelines.
I Am Buried Alive in a Michigan Prison
Make no mistake: Solitary confinement is torture.
Let’s Imagine a National Organizing Effort to Challenge Mass Incarceration
Prisons and policing sustain US capitalism.
What Jeff Sessions’ Latest Attack Means for the Future of Legal Marijuana
Sessions preserved a “tool” for making arrests.
Can Prisons Be Flipped for Good?
Turning old jails into employment hubs is challenging, but some groups are getting creative.
EPA Adds Prison Locations to Its Environmental Justice Mapping Tool
Activists celebrate move as an advance in the struggle to recognize the environmental rights of incarcerated people.