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Guilty of Mental Illness
Parker, a home care worker, feels overwhelmed by years of trying to solve the problem of how to keep her mentally ill son from cycling in and out of …
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Jails Are a Cash Cow for the Rich
Thanks to kickbacks from phone companies, state and local governments have every reason to keep their prison cells filled, no matter what the cost to the rest of society.
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Florida Policies Needlessly Derail Young Lives, Fill Prison Cells
It's justice by geography.
CCR Attorneys Praise Gitmo Closure Plan, Caution Need for DOD to Get on Board
The Pentagon is doing just barely enough to look busy but not enough to achieve actual closure of the prison as ordered by the president.
“They Couldn’t Take My Soul”: Anthony Ray Hinton on His Exoneration After 30 Years on Death Row
Hinton is one of the longest-serving death row prisoners to be freed.
Louisiana Denies Compensation to Dying Exonerated Death Row Prisoner as Former Prosecutor Apologizes
Glenn Ford was freed in March 2014.
Mumia Abu Jamal Needs Your Support
Family and supporters have been denied access.
The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty
This report provides a new understanding of the growing ways in which those in poverty are disproportionately targeted, marginalized, and prosecuted.
Organizations Urge Federal Consumer Agency to Protect Former Prisoners From Excessive Fees
Groups comment on proposed rule regarding prepaid debit cards.
Organizations Urge Federal Consumer Agency to Protect Former Prisoners From Excessive Fees
Groups comment on proposed rule regarding prepaid debit cards.