After the Attica Uprising After the Attica Uprising
The history of the massacre at Attica should be used to challenge the continued injustices of mass incarceration.
Sep 9, 2011 / asha bandele
Attica at 40 Attica at 40
Four decades after the bloodiest prison massacre in US history, we have yet to accept the basic fact that prisoners are human.
Sep 7, 2011 / Liliana Segura
Jeremy Scahill: No Accountability for US Torture Jeremy Scahill: No Accountability for US Torture
Despite Obama's claims that closing Guantanamo would take priority on his agenda as president, infamous Bush-era policies have quietly expanded under his administration.
Aug 5, 2011 / Countdown
How ALEC Turned Prisoners into Corporate America’s Cheap Labor Force How ALEC Turned Prisoners into Corporate America’s Cheap Labor Force
What do breaded chicken patties, office chairs and cruise missiles used in Libya have in common? They are all made by America's 100,000-strong secret workforce: prisoners.
Aug 5, 2011 / Press Room
‘Cruel & Unusual’ Prisons ‘Cruel & Unusual’ Prisons
Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, talks to Liliana Segura about the Supreme Court ruling on overcrowding in Californi...
Jun 1, 2011 / Liliana Segura
Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate
New statistics on US crime released by the FBI reveal that crime has dropped significantly over the past few years while prison populations have exploded, putting huge strains on s...
May 26, 2011 / Press Room
Michelle Alexander on California’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Prisons Michelle Alexander on California’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Prisons
The author of The New Jim Crow says that it will take a grassroots movement to tackle our country's addiction to mass incarceration.
May 26, 2011 / Liliana Segura
Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate
New statistics on US crime released by the FBI reveal that crime has dropped significantly over the past few years while prison populations have exploded, putting huge strains on s...
May 26, 2011 / MSNBC
L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost
How the media frenzy obliterated the presumption of innocence and relentlessly impugned both Strauss-Kahn and his accuser in vulgar stereotypes.
May 24, 2011 / Patricia J. Williams
Will the Justice Department Stand Up for Women Raped in Prison? Will the Justice Department Stand Up for Women Raped in Prison?
A new law to address systemic sexual violence behind bars still fails to protect the health and rights of women who are assaulted.
Apr 7, 2011 / Rachel Roth