
Tag: prisoners rights


California Considers Giving the Incarcerated a Right to Vote

Prisoners Donating Organs to Get Time Off Raises Thorny Ethical Questions

John Kiriakou: Covid & the Way of Death in US Prisons

A Woman’s Calls Sustained Her Incarcerated Grandson. Now a Law in Her Name Will Lower Prison Phone Rates.

21 years later, Guantánamo is still open — and we are still protesting to shut it down

The First Big Strike of 2023 May Happen Behind Prison Walls

As Temperature Drops, Incarcerated People Prepare for Dangerously Cold Conditions

The Holidays are the Most Painful Time of the Year to be Behind Bars

Incarcerated Organizers Who Won Their Freedom Now Facing Deportation

Mental Health of Incarcerated LGBTQ+ Youth Is Understudied — But New Analysis Shows Kids Are in Crisis

2022 Was Rikers Island’s Deadliest Year. Again.

Four States Voted to End Slavery — But Not Louisiana

Building “Feminist Jails” Ignores a Larger Problem

Being Pregnant in Prison Is a Nightmare That Won’t Be Ended by One Bill Alone

Don’t Expect Mass Prison Releases From Biden’s Marijuana Clemency

What an Alabama Prisoners’ Strike Tells Us About Prison Labor

[rewind] Kevin Sharp: It’s Time to Free Leonard Peltier, America’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner

America Stands with World’s Dictatorships in Commitment to Death Penalty

‘Habitual Offender’ Laws Imprison Thousands for Small Crimes — Sometimes for Life

California’s Dependency on Prison Labor for Fighting Fires Must End

“Death By Incarceration”: Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of Life Without Parole Sentences

Major Criminal Justice Reform is on the Docket in California

The Chris Hedges Report: Breaking the Cycle of American Violence

Chris Hedges on Trauma and Teaching Writing in Prison

John Kiriakou: The Triumph of “Bloody Gina,” the CIA’s Torture Queen

The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home (Part 2)

The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home (Part 1)
