Massive Evidence Storage Facility Fire Sheds Light on Sloppy NYPD Practices
The NYPD maintains poor storage practices because there is no law stopping them from doing so.
Biden’s Safer America Plan Will Harm Already Hyper-Policed Communities
A safer plan for America would invest in its people by promoting alternative deterrents to violence.
Ashley Diamond Won a Legal Victory to Protect Incarcerated Trans People in 2016. Now, She’s Suing Again.
The transgender activist’s first case prompted policy changes in Georgia, but years later, she discovered little had changed.
Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition
Building power and transformation is about encouraging the grassroots while confronting a resilient carceral state.
More Women Are Being Detained as Jail Populations Near Pre-COVID Levels
A look at incarceration trends shows that as jails fill back up, women are being booked at a faster rate.
Let 2023 Be the Year of Dismantling Incarceration
Maya Schenwar asked organizers working to dismantle incarceration what is giving them hope for 2023. Here’s what they shared.
The First Big Strike of 2023 May Happen Behind Prison Walls
The new year is set to kick off with a statewide strike by incarcerated workers in Pennsylvania.
Illinois Will Be the First State to Eliminate Cash Bail. Here’s Why Women Led the Push for Reform.
Grassroots and advocacy groups helped push for the state’s elimination of cash bail – a move that will help incarcerated people and family members who must often come up with…
As Temperature Drops, Incarcerated People Prepare for Dangerously Cold Conditions
For the millions of people incarcerated in the U.S., freezing temperatures amid failing infrastructure can be deadly.
The Holidays are the Most Painful Time of the Year to be Behind Bars
Every holiday season, prisoners suffer spikes in suicides, violence, and depression. Eddie Conway, who spent 44 years locked up, explains what people on the outside can do to help.
California’s Lost History of Lynching Latinos in LA More Than 100 Years Ago
By Victoria Valenzuela / L.A. TACO This article was originally published in L.A. TACO, a James Beard Award-Winning local food publication. Not far from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles,…
The Year of the Botched Execution
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch There was never anything going for it, except political mileage and the desire for crude retribution. The putting to death of another human being by…
Congress Has One Last Chance to Abolish the Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Merrick Garland’s recent memo was an important first step, but only Congress can fully end the sentencing disparities.
Mental Health of Incarcerated LGBTQ+ Youth Is Understudied — But New Analysis Shows Kids Are in Crisis
Minnesota’s Student Survey shows high suicidal ideation and self-harm — pointing to a broader problem that needs to be studied.
2022 Was Rikers Island’s Deadliest Year. Again.
19 people have died in New York City’s notorious pretrial detention center. Advocates are calling for a court-appointed federal receivership to intervene.