As Book Bans Sweep the US, Incarcerated People Face the Worst Censorship
The freedom to read for everyone requires an end to prisons.
John Kiriakou: The Murder of ‘Whitey’ Bulger
The Bureau of Prison’s treatment of the former Mob boss, who was 89 at the time of his death, was at least incompetent and perhaps criminal.
New Research Examines Restrictions On Incarcerated Journalists In US Prisons
A briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative documents many of the restrictions that prisons in the United States impose to prevent journalism from incarcerated individuals.
John Kiriakou: The Insanity of Solitary Confinement
The research on its effects on mental health is clear: Nothing good comes of solitary. It is a living example of the failure of the both the U.S. prison system…
New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women’s Prisons
New public health research on women’s prisons exposes medical neglect, sexual violence and inhumane living conditions.
States Try to Obscure Execution Details as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection
By Renuka Rayasam/ Kaiser Health News In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn’t carried out another execution because officials have…
Fueled by Family Experiences with Incarceration, Black Girls Rising Seeks to Close Youth Prisons in Louisiana
After seeing firsthand how the juvenile justice system affected their relatives, advocates are pushing for alternatives to youth incarceration and working to raise awareness.Growing up, Tamia Cenance could not fully…
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.
Bernie Sanders Advocates for Leonard Peltier’s Release from Prison
“I continue to support efforts to free him,” Sanders said of Leonard Peltier, 77-year-old Indigenous rights activist, in a letter obtained by HuffPost.
The 13th Amendment’s Fatal Flaw Created Modern-Day Slavery
Slavery still exists in America, but the only people whose labor can be enslaved are those convicted of a crime
Lee Camp: How to End the U.S. Prison State Quick and Easy
2.3 million people find themselves behind bars in the U.S. Here's the quick way to get that number down to... zero. (Give or take a few.)
Gov. Newsom Made a Cynical Gamble on Prisons During the Pandemic — and Californians Will Pay with Their Lives
The Democratic governor's unwillingness to release prisoners has allowed a viral conflagration which threatens the Bay Area and beyond.