Tag: prisoners rights
Prison Is Like a Pumpkin Patch
Grassroots Organizing in Red States Is at the Heart of Abolitionist Struggle
UN Report Urges End to Forced US Prison Labor—a ‘Contemporary Form of Slavery’
Samidoun Network: We Dare to Speak Out for Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees
Journalist Sues Over Gag Rules At County Jail In Pennsylvania
UN Expert Demands Immediate Shutting Down of Guantanamo Prison, Apology to Inmates
Freedom or Martyrdom: Walid Daqqah’s Fate Is in Our Hands
New Federal Proposal Could Seize 75% of Commissary Funds Sent to Prisoners
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
