Forgive Humans, Not Oil Companies Forgive Humans, Not Oil Companies
It might seem like prison abolition and fossil fuel abolition have nothing in common, but they couldn’t be more related.
Nov 16, 2021 / Mary Annaïse Heglar
Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead
Though the politics of police reform have shifted since a year ago, the movement to find new ways to ensure public safety is winning a number of fights in cities across the country...
Nov 16, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert
“The Worst Prison in New York State” “The Worst Prison in New York State”
The situation at Rikers is bad, but at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility more than 200 miles north of New York City, it’s worse.
Nov 10, 2021 / Victoria Law
Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue
Mass decarceration is exactly what’s needed to ensure that people aren’t simply being shuttled from one inhumane situation to another.
Nov 2, 2021 / Victoria Law for The Nation
It’s Time to End Murder by Spreadsheet It’s Time to End Murder by Spreadsheet
The other side of criminal justice reform is focusing on white-collar prosecutions.
Oct 29, 2021 / Column / Alvin Bragg and Zephyr Teachout
Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons
Incarcerated people are being disciplined because their disability makes it impossible to comply with prison rules.
Oct 25, 2021 / Column / Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to Be Silenced Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to Be Silenced
The environmentalist lawyer says Chevron has “to try and destroy what I represent.”
Oct 25, 2021 / James North
A Video Leak Reveals the Use of Rape as Torture in Russian Prisons A Video Leak Reveals the Use of Rape as Torture in Russian Prisons
Footage of sexual assaults against incarcerated individuals in Russia shows the glaring need to combat such violence around the world.
Oct 22, 2021 / Finley Muratova
Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another
Former and currently incarcerated people denounce Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to transfer detainees as a temporary fix to the ongoing crisis at Rikers.
Oct 19, 2021 / Victoria Law
How to Solve the Crisis on Rikers Island How to Solve the Crisis on Rikers Island
The dangerously overcrowded and mismanaged jail must be closed—but even before then, there are things we can do right now to keep people out and send them home faster.
Oct 19, 2021 / Elizabeth Gaynes