prison industrial complex

Big Pharma and the prison industry are colluding to overmedicate incarcerated populations

There will never be a “Sexual Revolution” under capitalism

“Thinking Blackly”: State violence, U.S. law, and legal death dealing

How Jay-Z & other venture capitalists are creating new problems in the name of social justice

Reading ‘Black Museum’ and ‘Get Out’ as comparative Afrofuturist zombie slave narratives

An evening with Angela Davis inspired me to advocate for prison abolition for Black girls

California uses imprisoned women to fight record-breaking fires

Watch: President Obama Discusses ‘War on Drugs’ With ‘The Wire’ Creator

Trans Woman Sues State of Georgia for Human Rights Abuses

Is ‘Orange’ the New Green?

America’s Most Wanted: Hip hop, the Media & the Prison Industrial Complex

Celebrities seek to end mass incarceration with campaign

Report: Life Sentences on the Rise in American Prisons

Mark Ciaravella Sentenced to 28 Years for “Kids for Cash” Scandal

Eric Holder Unveils Major Drug Sentencing Reforms

Cornel West: President Obama Is a Global George Zimmerman

Sesame Street Teaches Kids About Incarceration

STUDY: Blacks Are Nearly 4 Times As Likely As Whites of Being Arrested for Pot Possession

Dear Thurgood Marshall Jr, Why Are You On The Board Of Directors For CCA?

Kanye West’s “New Slaves” Rails Against the Prison-Industrial Complex

Mother of Unjustly Incarcerated Son Pens Letter Describing a Mother’s Day Without Him

Wisconsin Incarcerates More of Its Black Male Population Than Any Other State

Obama Administration Announce New Drug Policy Emphasizing Treatment Over Incarceration

Should We Raise Age for Charging Young People as Adults?

Chuck D: Since Reagan And Bush, There’s Been Nothing But Guns And Drugs In The Black Community

Quentin Tarantino Says The War on Drugs Is Essentially Modern Day Slavery

Majority of Americans Think States Should Decide Whether to Legalize Marijuana; What Do You Think?

CA Voters Approve Ballot Measure Reforming ‘Three Strikes’ Law

What Do You Want To See Accomplished In Obama’s Second Term?

The Cruelest of Summers

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