Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigAug 21, 2018
Led by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, inmates are calling for a restoration of voting rights, rehabilitation services and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 24, 2016
Historian Heather Ann Thompson’s book on the 1971 Attica prison uprising details the government’s brutality, lies and propaganda, demonization of the poor, obstruction of justice and silencing of those who tried to tell the truth. She exposes the American blueprint for social control. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigSep 30, 2016
Right now, under some of the most repressive circumstances that exist in the United States, a national movement is growing for prisoners' rights. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigSep 16, 2016
The U.S. incarcerates the greatest number of people in the world, and most of them are expected to work inside the prisons that hold them, usually for well below minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigApr 2, 2016
Starting Sept. 9, prisoners across the United States will begin a coordinated work stoppage to call attention to what they contend is involuntary servitude. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 13, 2011
Princeton University professor Dr. Cornel West spoke to a crowd of almost 3,000 people at the Riverside Church in New York City on Friday during an evening of remembrance for another sort of 9/11. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigSep 8, 2010
The ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States should serve as a moment to reflect on tolerance. It should be a day of peace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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