Private SoCal Prison Remains Open Despite Ban
Despite President Biden's ban on private prisons, a for-profit private prison in San Diego, California, is attempting to remain open.
Corporations are Making Millions of Dollars From U.S. Prison Labor
A Freedom of Information Act request shines a light on how much private corporations and government agencies have been exploiting prison labor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet Jed Rakoff, the Judge Who Exposed the “Rigged Game”
“We have mass incarceration for the poor, and it’s totally hands-off for the rich, and that’s pretty hard to stomach.” Justice Jed Rakoff on his new book, and his famous…
Why U.S. Prisons Don’t Want Prisoners to Read
As one of the many calculated cruelties that define the US prison-industrial complex, the long assault on prisoners’ ability to read books while incarcerated is sinister, inhumane, and must be…
Why We Must Fight to Free Political Prisoners in 2022
As we enter 2022, many activists from BLM and other movements face years in prison. We must build a movement to demand their freedom, both to protect those specific people…
Invisible Warriors: California’s Incarcerated Female Firefighters
Despite minimal pay, rigorous training, and insufficient care for grueling injuries, incarcerated firefighters risk their lives to combat deadly fires during California's wildfire season.
A Staggering Number of Inmates Have Died in Louisiana Prisons
Hundreds of incarcerated people have died between 2015-2019 in Louisiana jails and prisons due to lack of government oversight and accountability.
John Kiriakou: Drone Whistleblower Thrown in Pen With Terrorists
Is society safer with Daniel Hale, who exposed U.S. drone civilian killings, being housed with some of the most dangerous prisoners in America?
Hugh Hamilton and Chris Hedges on Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison
In a brilliant two-part interview for "On Contact," journalist Hugh Hamilton discusses Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges’ new book "Our Class."
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Eddie Conway: Prisons Enable America’s Obscene Wealth
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," prisoner-turned-journalist Eddie Conway talks about how the immorally cheap labor of those caught in the prison industrial complex is the shame of the U.S. economy.
Eugene Clemons May Be Ineligible for the Death Penalty. A Rigid Clinton-Era Law Could Force Him to Be Executed Anyway.
Eugene Clemons’ case was repeatedly mishandled, and now it’s a nearly impossible challenge for federal courts to undo the damage.
Chesa Boudin: Across Prison Walls, I Felt My Parents’ Love
For the San Francisco district attorney, his mother and father were radical not for their politics but for the extraordinary lengths they took to parent him while incarcerated.