Jails and Prisons

Immigrant family detention

This Honduran Mother Fled Death Threats—Only to Be Locked Up in the US This Honduran Mother Fled Death Threats—Only to Be Locked Up in the US

Migrant families are being held for months in inhumane detention centers, just for fleeing violence at home.

Aug 10, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Barack Obama

How Prison Reform Became a Presidential Priority How Prison Reform Became a Presidential Priority

Obama’s prison visit would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. But organizing and advocacy created a new consensus.

Jul 16, 2015 / Benjamin Todd Jealous

Prison block

I Thought I’d Escaped Poverty. Then I Went to Prison. I Thought I’d Escaped Poverty. Then I Went to Prison.

One woman’s story of the myth of rehabilitative incarceration.

Jul 13, 2015 / Amme Voz

Rudy Giuliani Stands to Make a Lot of Money Off El Salvador’s Crime

Rudy Giuliani Stands to Make a Lot of Money Off El Salvador’s Crime Rudy Giuliani Stands to Make a Lot of Money Off El Salvador’s Crime

His twisted plan for combatting crime in Central America will lead to increased police repression and increased private investment payouts.

Jul 9, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Out in the Night

Black Women Vilified as a ‘Lesbian Wolf Pack’ Speak for Themselves in a New Film Black Women Vilified as a ‘Lesbian Wolf Pack’ Speak for Themselves in a New Film

Out in the Night tells the story of the New Jersey Four, women who faced felony charges after defending themselves against an attacker.

Jul 2, 2015 / Dani McClain

The ACLU Has a New Plan to Win on Criminal Justice Reform and LGBT Equality

The ACLU Has a New Plan to Win on Criminal Justice Reform and LGBT Equality The ACLU Has a New Plan to Win on Criminal Justice Reform and LGBT Equality

Take the fight directly to voters.

Jul 2, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot

The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot

And how our rush to lock up immigrants has overwhelmed the federal prison system.

Jun 23, 2015 / Investigation / Seth Freed Wessler

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Defend the Indefensible How to Defend the Indefensible

The issue isn't police misconduct—the issue is rap music and baggy pants!

Jun 16, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion

Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion

The anti-abortion movement claims that no one wants to see the law come down on women who end their pregnancies, but it’s already happening.

Jun 10, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

Rikers Island

‘Worse Than Forgetfulness’: Prison Escapes, Prison Suicides, Prison Conditions ‘Worse Than Forgetfulness’: Prison Escapes, Prison Suicides, Prison Conditions

Two stories in the news represent two very different forms of liberation from the same broken and oppressive system.

Jun 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

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