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“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.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The four horsemen of the apocalypse are here.
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Crosscurrents: Refusing “Safety” and Recommitting to Each Other
If we seek our security in treating other people fairly, we may find our way to decent lives.
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Voices From Solitary: “I Am Somebody’s Daughter“
The following account is by Nicole Natschke, who is currently held in the segregation unit at Illinois's Logan Correctional Facility.
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The Possibility of Escape
We can choose not to be jailers, and choose, instead, to be ever more inflexible in our resistance to injustice and to hatred born of fear.