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What “Orange Is the New Black” Gets Right about the Prison System – and What It Leaves Out
“Orange is the New Black” is the latest in a long line of criminal justice-themed TV shows. But its penitentiary setting allows it to broach issues about the criminal …
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State-Sanctioned Rape in Texas: Business as Usual
Cops are performing illegal body cavity searches while rape and sexual assault remains rampant in jails and prisons.
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers’ Stories: Lorenzo Benton
As the hunger strikers enter their 4th week, Pelican Bay prisoner Lorenzo Benton describes what happens at the facility and theu00a0retaliatory actions that have been taken against the hunger …
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Myths About Illicit Drugs Perpetuate Destructive Policy
The war on drugs is often more harmful to the users than the illicit substances that they use.
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Social Death and the Criminalization of Resistance in the California Prison Hunger Strikes
At stake here is the very meaning of social life and social death, and the continued legacy of slavery, both in the U.S. prison system and in the structure …
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The Plight of California’s Prisoners: Hunger Strike, Sterilization and Valley Fever
While we complain of 100 degree heat and take solace in our air-conditioned homes, prisoners across the country are suffering - and not just for their crimes.
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Hunger Strike Shows Emaciation of Our National Character
Californians need to find the compassion in their hearts to recognize the heroism of incarcerated citizens.
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The Business of Mass Incarceration
Incarceration has become a very lucrative business for an array of private contractors, most of whom send lobbyists to Washington to make sure the laws and legislation continue to …
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California Hunger Strikers Enter Third Week, Face Retaliation
On July 8, more than 30,000 prisoners in California refused meals in the third such strike in two years. Prisoners in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison, some …
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Obama Is Complicit in Nation’s Violent, Discriminatory Behavior, Laws
The George Zimmerman verdict indicates a need for more than personal soul-searching by Americans. A national conversation about racism is warranted.