News | Prisons & Policing These Women Face Death by Incarceration, But They’re Organizing for Their Lives A new report highlights the experiences those sentenced to death by incarceration in Pennsylvania’s women’s prisons. By Victoria Law , Truthout April 21, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace One of Russia’s Loudest Antiwar Voices Has Been Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Vladimir Kara-Murza also advocated for personal sanctions against powerful Russians accused of human rights abuses. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 18, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing 2 California Prisons Face Imminent Flooding. They Must Be Evacuated Now. California prison authorities have a history of failing to evacuate incarcerated people for weather-related emergencies. By Abby Cunniff , Truthout April 14, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing After 28 Years Behind Bars, Harm Reduction Brought Me and My Brother Together I started harm reduction work in prison after years of addiction. It’s helped me build relationships I never expected. By Jon Kirkpatrick , Truthout March 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Prison Deaths Increased by 50 Percent in the First Year of the COVID Pandemic In six states, the rate of deaths in prisons doubled between 2019 and 2020. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 21, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Beyond Valentines: Five Ways to Write Letters That Can Change the World Join me in writing letters in support of clemency, letters to the editor, letters to people in prison, and more. By Maya Schenwar , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media From Palestine to US Prisons, Radical Love Can Guide Our Fight for Liberation The Palestinian Feminist Collective is working to decolonize Valentine’s Day this year. Here’s how. By Amira Jarmakani , Nadine Naber , Monica Ramsy , Truthout February 13, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Biden Pledged to Take On “Junk Fees.” He Should Start With Jails and Prisons. Private prison companies use junk fees to extract profits from incarcerated people who have no other options. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 11, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration A Victory for Abolitionists: ICE-Run Immigration Prison Shuts Down Today It took nearly a decade of exposing the patterns of abuse and neglect at the facility in Berks County, Pennsylvania. By Adrianna Torres-García & Jasmine Rivera , Truthout January 31, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Let’s Abolish Systems That Criminalize and Punish Survivors of Abuse U.S. courts often reject domestic and sexual violence as legitimate justifications for self-defense. By Kwaneta Harris & Leigh Goodmark , Truthout January 20, 2023 Truthout