400,000+ US Citizens to Top Democrats: Fix Supreme Court Corruption
"It's time for Senate leaders to step in and do something," said one campaigner. "If the court cannot act in an ethical manner and put the will of the people…
Breaking the Silence: Survivors Speak Out on Rampant Sexual Violence in Prison
Four formerly incarcerated women reflect on the abuse they suffered by correctional officers and staff. The Adult Survivors Act offers them a chance for justice.
Childhood Trauma Is Prison’s Common Denominator
As a peer specialist, I have found that the vast majority of incarcerated people have similar histories.
Prison as Censorship: Exhibition Curated by Mariame Kaba Serves as an Abolitionist Call to Action
“Because prisons are not just someplace else, somewhere else … They are our communities”
Philadelphia Considers First US Bill to End Unlawful Medical Deportations
Philadelphia considers first US bill to end unlawful medical deportations.
[rewind] Kevin Cooper: My Experience With the Death Penalty
On February 9, 2004, Kevin Cooper came within 3 hours and 45 minutes of being murdered by the state of California. In this essay, Cooper recounts his experience with the…
How Sharing a Meal Cuts Through the Violence in Prison
Once I decided that violence was not an option, I found the humanity in my fellow prisoners through the simple act of sharing food.
As a Black Woman Accused of Killing a White Man, I Was Never Innocent Until Proven Guilty
If we left behind the oppressive systems that deprive people of their very freedom, what could we create instead?
As Incarcerated Women, We’re Subjected to State Rape
We are often told that DOC policies are for our safety, yet these policies still play a part in retraumatizing us.
Grassroots Organizing in Red States Is at the Heart of Abolitionist Struggle
Here’s what we can learn from abolitionists who are organizing in some of the most conservative parts of the country.
Teenagers’ Detention at Angola Prison Has Brought New Attention to Louisiana’s Fractured Juvenile System
An ongoing legal fight to move youth out of the state’s most notorious adult prison highlights a system plagued by budget cuts, staffing shortages and abuse for years.
In 2022, Exonerations Hit a Record High in the U.S.
Globally, potential innocence has long outweighed potential guilt. That philosophy of justice may not be one that the majority of Americans endorse.
I Raised My Kids From Prison. Soon, I’m Coming Home to a Grandson.
Chanell Burnette’s two sons were very young when she was incarcerated 18 years ago. “It’s funny how things come full circle,” writes the first-time grandmother. “This is two generations of…
No Gunpowder Residue Found on Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Terán According to DeKalb County Autopsy
New information surfaces following an autopsy.
States Try to Obscure Execution Details as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection
By Renuka Rayasam/ Kaiser Health News In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn’t carried out another execution because officials have…