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Christmas, Incarcerated

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Dec 23, 2024 A card-writing program brings light to what can be a dark time of the year for prisoners. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Nevada Voters Have Banned Slavery. Why Hasn’t California?

Natalia Mesa / High Country News Nov 26, 2024 A tale of two states and the future of “involuntary servitude” in the West. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

How Texas Jails Paved the Way for Migrant Incarceration

Brianna Nofil / Texas Observer Nov 20, 2024 Following a 1925 investigation, immigrant detention in the Galveston County Jail was declared “a crime against humanity.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Law of Second Chances

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Nov 6, 2024 What it means when a judge takes forgiveness and redemption seriously in an unforgiving system of retributive punishment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

How Georgia Convicts Innocent Women

Carla Simmons / The Appeal Oct 25, 2024 Many incarcerated women in the state are trapped in prison for crimes committed by men or abusive partners. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Junk Science May Seal the Fate of Robert Roberson

Michelle Pitcher / Texas Observer Oct 17, 2024 An East Texas man could become the nation's first person killed by the state based on the controversial hypothesis on shaken baby syndrome. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Caught in the Storm: How Florida Prisons Responded to Hurricane Milton

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Ethan Corey, Meg O'Connor / The Appeal Oct 10, 2024 More than 20,000 people are incarcerated in counties that were subject to evacuation orders. Many officials refused to evacuate them. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Missouri Executes Marcellus Williams

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Sep 25, 2024 The execution was carried out even after details emerged seemingly proving Marcellus Williams' innocence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Solidarity from Solitary

Michelle Pitcher / Texas Observer Sep 24, 2024 From cell blocks to Congress, the fight to give incarcerated workers basic labor rights gains steam. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

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Democrats Target Abuses in For-Profit Probation Industry

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Nick Wing / The Appeal Aug 6, 2024 Federal lawmakers sent letters to two companies this week requesting information about their profits, policies and contracts with local governments. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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How Prisons Became Heat Traps

Jimmy Iakovos / Filter Aug 1, 2024 A dozen state prison systems across the South continue to resist climate control reforms after building human ovens. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Discipline and Profit: The Origins of the Private Prison

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Jul 19, 2024 A Harvard historian explores the roots of the for-profit carceral state through the tragic tale of a 19th-century African American teenager. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )