
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
