No New Beds
By Micah Herskind, Priscilla Grim and October Krausch, In These Times. How one coalition is challenging the construction of mega-jails in Georgia. New jail construction is quietly booming across the…
Bleeding Behind Bars Is Extra Grim When Prisons Fail to Offer Menstrual Products
By Victoria Law & Brian Dolinar This article was originally published by Truthout Twenty-two states have laws requiring prisons to provide free menstrual products, but not all of them do.…
Federal Judge Upholds Infamously Brutal Farm Labor at Angola Prison
By Mike Ludwig This article was originally published by Truthout The judge’s ruling rejected a request to end the prison’s use of grueling farm labor as a disciplinary measure. In…
The Daughter the Criminal Legal System Failed, and the Mother Who Never Did
Burying your child is a nightmare from which no parent ever fully wakes. Burying your child who died in prison is something worse than a nightmare Kwaneta Harris for Prism…
From Stockton to Palestine: Interconnected Struggles and Prisoner Solidarity Against Israel’s Execution Policy
Kevin Cooper Our human rights are not negotiable. They never have been, and never will be. Each and every human being has a universal right to life, no matter what…
Bay Area to Mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day with Testimonies, Music, and Calls for Freedom
Joshua Scheer On Saturday, April 18, organizers in Oakland will gather for a powerful community commemoration marking the 52nd annual Palestinian Prisoners’ Day—a global day of solidarity with Palestinians held…
Art exhibit at Brooklyn Public Library Asks visitors to Imagine a World Without Prisons
“The Warehouse,” a collaboration between artist Vic Liu and abolitionist organizer Mariame Kaba, builds an environment where visitors can see and feel through the possible answers Alexandra Martinez for Prism…
Cooking for My Incarcerated Community Affirms Our Shared Humanity
Sharing meals anchors us both to our lives outside the prison walls and to each other in one of the most toxic environments anywhere. Ron Guier for Wagging Nonviolence My…
Trans People Behind Bars Share How They Are Navigating the Dangers of Visibility
Gabriel Arkles for Truthout/TheAppeal oday is International Trans Day of Visibility, a day to celebrate the resilience and accomplishments of transgender people worldwide. The extraordinary accomplishments — in law, art,…
Georgia Youth Incarceration Systems Prioritize Punishment, Families say, Putting Kids at Risk in Jails
Jadelynn Zhang for Prism Reports This article was co-published with Inquest (a fellow founding member of the Movement Media Alliance) and Mainline. Jay was placed in Georgia’s Metro Regional Youth…
As California Limits Water Use, People in Prison Face Punishment for Showering
By Steve Brooks & Olivia Heffernan , Originally Published on Truthout As droughts, extreme heat, and other climate disasters increasingly plague California, people throughout the state have been subject to…
Prison Labor in the Spotlight as Incarcerated California Firefighters Risk Lives for $5-10/Day
Incarcerated firefighters have been working around the clock while earning as little as between $5.80 to $10.24 a day.
Other States Banned Forced Prison Labor. Why Didn’t California?
By Michelle Chen / Truthout Despite the state’s Democratic majority, more than 53 percent of Californians voted against a ban on slave labor in state prisons. Proposition (Prop) 6 would…
Palestinian Prisoners Endure ‘Guantanamo-Like’ Conditions in Israeli Torture Camps: Report
The Washington Post interviewed Palestinians prisoners and accessed details of autopsies to document three deaths in Israel's Megiddo Prison.
California Moves to Ban Forced Prison Labor, but There’s Still More To Do
By Giuliana Perrone / CounterPunch If you’re looking for a rare bit of good news, look no further: California is finally taking steps to abolish slavery from its constitution by…