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Here’s How a Couple of Private Banks Take Advantage of Prisoners and Their Families

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 25, 2015 Who knew you could unscrupulously make millions off unsuspecting state inmates? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Over 150 Palestinian Children Are Being Held in Israeli Jails

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 10, 2015 According to the Palestinian legal monitor Military Court Watch, about 47 percent of detainees in Israeli prisons are being held "in violation of the Geneva Conventions," and there are "at least 151 Palestinian children" among the thousands of Palestinian prisoners. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

That Bird Has My Wings: An Acrostic Pantoum About Death Row Prisoner Jarvis Jay Masters

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2015 Carolyne Wright's touching poem echoes the powerful words of Jarvis Jay Masters, an African-American on death row in a California prison. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California Finally Makes the Forced Sterilization of Female Inmates Illegal

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 1, 2014 Remember a few months ago when we told you about a Golden State bill that aimed to restrict tubal sterilization in prisons? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sentenced to Wait: Efforts to End Prison Rape Stall Again

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2014 The Prison Rape Elimination Act was passed in Washington in 2003. It still hasn’t been fully implemented. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Aims to Keep California Prisons From Sterilizing Women Without State Approval

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )