Fight Mass Incarceration Amid the Pandemic Fight Mass Incarceration Amid the Pandemic
Fight for humane conditions in prisons and jails, demand the release of incarcerated people, and support people who have been released.
May 12, 2020 / NationAction
When Undocumented Activists Infiltrated ICE When Undocumented Activists Infiltrated ICE
A conversation with directors Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera about their film, The Infiltrators.
May 1, 2020 / Q&A / Mark Engler
This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration
Prosecutors are in a unique position to flatten the curve.
Apr 28, 2020 / Tiffany Cabán
The Devastating Emotional Toll of Suspending Prison Visits The Devastating Emotional Toll of Suspending Prison Visits
To insulate facilities from the coronavirus, prisons and jails are not allowing people to see their incarcerated loved ones.
Apr 20, 2020 / Karina Piser
You Can’t Police Your Way to Public Health You Can’t Police Your Way to Public Health
Criminalizing social-distancing violations threatens the very communities most vulnerable to the pandemic.
Apr 15, 2020 / Natalie Shure
Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19 Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19
More than a month into New York City’s coronavirus outbreak, life in one of the most notorious jails continues to deteriorate.
Apr 13, 2020 / Rosa Schwartzburg
Now Is the Time to Dismantle Our Deportation Machine Now Is the Time to Dismantle Our Deportation Machine
Covid-19 makes it clear that our fates are intertwined.
Apr 10, 2020 / Alina Das
‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’ ‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’
Families of loved ones imprisoned in New York’s notorious Tombs jail report that Covid-19 appears to be spreading in the facility—and there is no hand sanitizer.
Mar 25, 2020 / Rosa Schwartzburg
What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again. What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.
This administration has never missed an opportunity to blame immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees for our woes.
Mar 20, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Maya Moore Saves a Life Maya Moore Saves a Life
Jonathan Irons is staring at freedom after 23 years in prison, in part because basketball superstar Maya Moore made it her mission to set him free.
Mar 11, 2020 / Dave Zirin