Jails and Prisons

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Emily Douglas

Chesa Boudin as baby with his parents

Across Prison Walls, I Felt My Parents’ Love Across Prison Walls, I Felt My Parents’ Love

For Chesa Boudin, his mother and father were radical not for their politics but for the extraordinary lengths they took to parent him while incarcerated.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Chesa Boudin

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Parenting in Prison: A Love Story Parenting in Prison: A Love Story

Fatherhood can be hard. But when father and son are both in prison, the challenges are immense.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Sylvia A. Harvey

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Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True

In the US, 500,000 people are dead, but the toll is higher and Covid is but one measure of public health.

Mar 3, 2021 / Matt Nelson

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It’s Still Time to Abolish ICE It’s Still Time to Abolish ICE

There has never been a better moment to move past enforcement-focused immigration strategies.

Feb 26, 2021 / César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for Covid

More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for Covid More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for Covid

With a civil rights complaint filed in federal court, inmates accuse administrators of flouting CDC guidelines.

Feb 18, 2021 / Arvind Dilawar

How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System

How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System

From Philadelphia to Portsmouth, Va., the successes are piling up.

Feb 9, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Prosecuting Every Participant in the Capitol Riot Is a Mistake

Prosecuting Every Participant in the Capitol Riot Is a Mistake Prosecuting Every Participant in the Capitol Riot Is a Mistake

Progressives should resist the temptation to call in the carceral state—even against people whose views we despise.

Feb 5, 2021 / Ben Burgis

I’m for Abolition. And Yet I Want the Capitol Rioters in Prison.

I’m for Abolition. And Yet I Want the Capitol Rioters in Prison. I’m for Abolition. And Yet I Want the Capitol Rioters in Prison.

No one deserves the dehumanizing treatment that’s endemic to our carceral system. I still want every lawless white supremacist Capitol insurrectionist to be arrested and prosecuted...

Feb 4, 2021 / Kali Holloway

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The Trauma of the Death Penalty in Texas The Trauma of the Death Penalty in Texas

Executions leave a mark on everyone involved.

Jan 25, 2021 / Michael Barajas and The Texas Observer

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