The Tactical Silence Has Failed: Say Brittney Griner’s Name The Tactical Silence Has Failed: Say Brittney Griner’s Name
The State Department believes that raising up the basketball star’s name will make her situation in a Russian prison worse. She could be sentenced to a labor camp. How much worse c...
Mar 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Kathy Hochul Is About to Break Ranks With Progressives Kathy Hochul Is About to Break Ranks With Progressives
Her proposed legislation on cash bail will please Mayor Eric Adams and alienate leftists.
Mar 25, 2022 / Ross Barkan
Abolish the Debt Sentence Abolish the Debt Sentence
Court fees, fines, and cash bail contribute to a cycle of debt and incarceration under the guise of justice.
Mar 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook
An Overhaul of Prison Health Care Is Long Overdue An Overhaul of Prison Health Care Is Long Overdue
Attempts to improve care for a wide range of chronic conditions have stalled, leaving incarcerated people to suffer.
Mar 17, 2022 / Victoria Law
India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir
Police charged Fahad Shah, editor in chief of The Kashmir Walla and a Nation contributor, with sedition. Under India’s anti-terrorism laws, he could face life in prison or the deat...
Feb 25, 2022 / Suchitra Vijayan
In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues
Amir Locke was sleeping. Daunte Wright was going to the car wash. George Floyd was at the corner store. When and where are Black people safe from police?
Feb 23, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
Dying on Tulsa Time Dying on Tulsa Time
Gavin Newsom’s pledge to shut down San Quentin’s death row brings capital punishment outliers into harsh relief.
Feb 14, 2022 / Tom Gogola
Why Prisons Are Banning Letters Why Prisons Are Banning Letters
The loss of paper mail and the shift to private electronic communications platforms can isolate incarcerated individuals.
Feb 9, 2022 / Michelle Chen
Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo? Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo?
In the legal quagmire the US has created, there is no easy answer.
Jan 27, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg
ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger. ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger.
The Biden administration is placing millions of incarcerated people—including over 20,000 who are in ICE detention—at risk of a Covid-19 illness, disability, and death.
Jan 25, 2022 / Sophia Gurulé and Abdullah Shihipar