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”
Activists Say Biden Betrayed Promises with Continuation of Border Wall Construction
The president announced he would waive 26 laws to expedite border wall construction in the Rio Grande Valley earlier this month.
Non-Carceral Emergency Response Initiatives require a Cultural Shift
From funding to implementation to use, non-carceral emergency response initiatives require people to unlearn their reliance on police.
Lahaina Parents and Teachers Voice Concerns About Transparency in the Wake of Deadly Wildfires
Officials are still working to narrow down the total number of children who may have died.
BIPOC in Debt Say Student Loan Repayments Starting Will Force Them to Make Difficult Financial Decisions
Some say they plan to boycott the payments.
The Anti-Indigenous Use of Commercial Tobacco Harms the Planet and its People
The industrialization of tobacco in the U.S. encompasses colonization, slavery, and its latest victim: migrant farmworkers.
86 Cents For a Day of Work Is a Reality For Most Incarcerated People
Incarcerated laborers are often left out of workers’ rights efforts, but they are vastly underpaid, underprotected, and unable to save for a life beyond bars.
As Petition Deadline Looms, Stop Cop City Organizers Win More Time and Volunteers
A federal lawsuit has extended the deadline and opened the process to DeKalb County residents, but the city is fighting back.
Post-Conviction Review Could Correct Three-Strike Law Injustices
Incorporating newer research about post-adolescent brain development would help those sentenced under outdated, racist policies.
There’s a Bipartisan Attack on Reproductive Rights in Louisiana
Louisiana is the only state where every Republican and Democratic woman senator voted to remove reproductive rights.
Teen’s Death in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail Exposes ‘Repulsive’ Conditions
Noni Battiste-Kosoko was being held on misdemeanor charges in Atlanta, Georgia’s notorious Fulton County Jail.
‘I wasn’t sentenced to be cooked’: Heat desperation in a Texas prison
Politicians in Texas denied air conditioning for prisons in May. Now temperatures of 100 F and higher are killing incarcerated people.
Activists Continue to Fight Against ‘Cop City’ Construction Despite Challenges
As the fight continues to stop the construction of an 85-acre police training complex, organizers pursue a ballot referendum but are concerned about crackdown.
Torture with Impunity Runs Rampant in ICE Facilities
The federal government gives private prison companies millions to torture immigrants and snuff out the abolitionist movement
Post-Conviction Review Could Correct Three-Strike Law Injustices
Incorporating newer research about post-adolescent brain development would help those sentenced under outdated, racist policies.