Prison Reform

Prison Reform

After a Jury Found Them Not Guilty, a Judge Sentenced Them to Life

Meg O'Connor / The Appeal Nov 28, 2023 Terrence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne have spent decades behind bars even after a jury acquitted them of murder. Now, the Virginia Supreme Court is set to decide their fate. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Supreme Court Gives a Thumbs Up to Solitary Confinement

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Nov 16, 2023 Rep. Cori Bush, who is leading the End Solitary Confinement Act, argues that "we are using taxpayer money to torture people." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

This Is Not the Equity New York Promised Dispensary Operators

Rosalind Adams / THE CITY Nov 16, 2023 Ten-year loans for justice-impacted dispensary operators can climb up to an 18% interest rate for the costs of building out a business that they don’t really control. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Incarceration Rates for Black Americans Decline

Candice Norwood / The 19th Nov 1, 2023 Reform efforts have clearly helped but the imprisonment rate among Black people remains the highest, and researchers say political trends may put progress in "jeopardy." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Activism

A Cultural Shift Is Necessary To Tackle Non-Carceral Emergency Response

Tamar Sarai / Prism Oct 5, 2023 From funding to implementation to use, non-carceral emergency response initiatives require people to unlearn their reliance on police. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

World

The US Spends Millions in Foreign ‘Aid’ to Drive Global Drug War

Alexander Lekhtman / Filter Mag Sep 18, 2023 The new report by Harm Reduction International details the scope of spending by wealthy nations on policies that hurt poor and marginalized communities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Interview

Meet a Stop Cop City Activist Facing RICO Charges

Justin A. Davis / Waging Nonviolence Sep 15, 2023 Despite being named in Georgia’s RICO case against Stop Cop City, Priscilla Grim believes the movement can win by fighting back with care, courage and resilience. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Immigration

ICE Detainees’ Hunger Strike Is Part of a Long Fight for Freedom

James Anderson / The Real News Network Sep 14, 2023 Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Women

California’s Broken Promises to Survivors of Forced Sterilization

Shefali Luthra / The 19th Sep 6, 2023 The state has only approved compensation to 101 people, though hundreds more are believed to be eligible. The deadline to apply comes this December. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Prison Labor Is Slave Labor and the Constitution Says That’s Fine

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Sep 3, 2023 Incarcerated people work for cents on the dollar or for free to make goods you use. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Freedom Coming for the Newburgh Four, After FBI Entrapment

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now! Aug 4, 2023 The men were ordered freed from prison after a judge determined they had been caught up in a plot driven by an overzealous FBI and a dodgy informant. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Los Angeles Set To End Most Pre-trial Detention

Rafik Nader Wahbi and Nicholas Shapiro / Filter Jul 24, 2023 Los Angeles will end most pre-trial detention, amid nation-wide push to abolish cash bail—a system that is terribly harmful to the incarcerated community. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )