Prisons

Crowdfunding and social media campaigns were important in gaining the temporary freedom of Jessica De Samito and Shanesha Taylor. But they are not substitutes for abolishing the prison system.

US intervention abroad in the 20th century - the forging of a US empire - claimed tens of millions of victims, inflicted untold suffering, and set back the aspirations …

While abuses inside an Alabama women's prison have made headlines, less attention has been paid to the activism and organizing by women inside.

The fight for reproductive justice and human rights is inextricably linked to the need to end mass incarceration in all its forms and manifestations.

Released from Rikers prison after serving 58 days, Occupy activist Cecily McMillan discusses prisons, policing and why she'll keep protesting.

There's a new underground railroad for people returning home from prison.

There's a crisis in juvenile justice in Massachusetts.

Last July, 30,000 California prisoners went on hunger strike. Some have been released from solitary and correctional authorities continue a review process as a class-action lawsuit by prisoners goes …

Victims and perpetrators sitting down face to face. It can help heal their wounds, and our society. Incarcerating our way out of crime clearly hasn't worked, and it's costing …

The US government needs to stop hiding behind secrecy at Guantanamo Bay.