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Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop.
I have been repeatedly subjected to chemical weapons. It’s torture by another name.
I Survived a Deadly Disease in Prison. No One Else Should Have To Face It.
Valley fever disproportionately impacts people targeted by mass incarceration. California can move to prevent this harm.
Trans People in Georgia Prisons Sue Over Law Barring Gender-Affirming Care
The lawsuit says the denial of care violates the Eight Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
Georgia Expanding Deadly Private Prison Into the Largest ICE Facility in the US
An inspection said Folkston immigration jail is “unsanitary and dilapidated.” Activists have called for it its closure.
A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention
As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants.
Scandal-Plagued Prison Company Celebrates “Pivotal Opportunity” Under Trump
CoreCivic’s CEO says the “Big Beautiful Bill” has “changed dramatically the activity of ICE and securing bed capacity.”
Anti-Immigrant Agenda Means “Unprecedented Growth Opportunities” for GEO Group
On the company’s earnings call, one participant congratulated executives on “the positive news.”
Israel Is Imprisoning Florida-Born Cousin of American Slain by Settlers
Israeli officials have barred the 16-year-old from contacting his family for months as they hold him without trial.
Trump Admin Halts Lawsuits Targeting Civil Rights Abuses in Prisons, Group Homes
Biden’s DOJ concluded that Louisiana and South Carolina had failed to fix violations despite years of warnings.
8 Prisons in Virginia Lack AC in 108-Degree Heat. I Am Stuck in One of Them.
My bunk gets sweaty when I lay it in. The walls sweat, too — you can see it. We're in an oven. It's too hot.