Victoria Valenzuela Substack Many women are incarcerated for defending their lives against their abusive partner or being coerced to commit a crime by their abuser. Imagine being in a relationship…
Victoria Valenzuela Substack Formerly incarcerated people with violent felonies often lose custody of their children, even if they demonstrated rehabilitation and contribute to the community. A newly passed law could…
By Xandan Gulley This article was originally published by Truthout I am being locked up 23 hours a day with no human interaction. I believe I am being punished for…
By Brian Dolinar This article was originally published by Truthout Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois. Note: This article describes verbal abuse…
By Victoria Valenzuela This article was originally published by Truthout The California City Detention Facility has banned loved ones from hugging those who are facing possible deportation. On February 21,…
Victoria Valenzuela Substack Suicide is a leading cause of death in prisons and jails. Advocates say most people experience trauma, substance abuse or mental illness prior to prison, and conditions…
By Jeremy Busby This article was originally published by Truthout As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney…
By Erica R. Meiners This article was originally published by Truthout The historical record shows that the glossy language of “reform” contributes to the normalization of prisons and jails. In…
By Renée Feltz This article was originally published by Truthout Lawyers are appealing to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which had urged the release of Leonard Peltier. World-renowned…
By Victoria Law This article was originally published by Truthout Even state-level legal protections for trans people have not always extended to those behind bars. “I am the ONLY female…
The Return Citizen Support Group in New Jersey has constructed a community that utilizes parallel structures of mutual aid to support formerly incarcerated civilians in their journeys beyond prison. America’s…
A nonprofit-led “Get on the Bus” event brought together hundreds of families ahead of Father’s Day in a special moment that can be rare in prisons Victoria Valenzuela for Prism…
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…
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.…
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…
