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Linda Fairstein will always feel justified because there’s no accountability for the violence of white feminism

There’s no such thing as a “progressive prosecutor” in a system designed to criminalize Blackness

Prison abolition is more than a lofty theoretical. It’s also unpretty, everyday practices of resisting state policing

Why the plan to replace Rikers, or reform any prison, is doomed to perpetuate the problem

SCOTUS refuses Muslim inmate’s request for imam instead of Christian chaplain for execution

Voting rights restored to former felons in Florida, but lawmakers may add legal hurdles

Second inmate involved in Vaughn prison uprising is mysteriously “found” dead

Largest mass bailout in history releases hundreds from Rikers

The story of Black queer women imprisoned for defending themselves to reminds us this criminal system cannot save us

Conviction of Brazilian political prisoner echoes injustice in the U.S.

Ontario Judge gives light sentence to Black offender citing systemic racism

29 Ohio inmates and prison staff rushed to hospital after opioid exposure

California becomes first state to abolish cash bail, but gives judges more discretion to jail defendants

17 arrested in South Florida as pro-immigrant protests pick up steam

It’s no surprise more women are being imprisoned as less men are. We need abolition, not reforms.

Study: GOP judges give Black people longer sentences, women shorter. What about Black women?

Seven killed in prison brawl in South Carolina, highlighting brutal conditions that breed violence

N.C. approves policy to limit physical restraints of incarcerated women in labor

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

#BanTheBox isn’t enough: Study shows prison is a symptom of economic barriers, not just a cause

First Guantanamo detainee transfer under Trump administration expected soon

“Prison was good for me”: How the state manipulates barely surviving its brutality into sanctuary

Trans Woman Eyricka King Assaulted And Denied Assistance While Held In Prison

Florida womens’ prison goes without water and air conditioning

Innocent Kansas City man released from prison after 16 years due to mistaken identity

Aaron Hernandez Found Dead In Prison Cell Following Acquittal

New York Women’s Prison Reclaimed By Former Inhabitants

Mumia Abu-Jamal To Start Hepatitis C Treatment

Dylann Roof To Plead Guilty To Murder Charges, Avoid Death Penalty

Innocent Man Freed From Prison After Serving 20 Years of A Life Sentence

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