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Trump Says He Would Sign Prison Reform Bill

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig May 21, 2018 Even as the president signals support for improvements in the federal system, the network of private prisons is continuing to expand. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dying in Prison

By John Kiriakou / OtherWords Apr 1, 2016 Inmates on their deathbeds should be free to spend their final days with their loved ones. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Year Brings New Obamacare Benefits

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The best parts of the ACA finally kick in. Lynne Stewart is free -- is Edward Snowden next? And why The Advocate made the pope person of the year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Emotional Video Shows Lynne Stewart Returning Home

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 2, 2014 Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart, who was sentenced to prison for 10 years, has been compassionately released because of terminal breast cancer. She was greeted on her arrival home by a throng. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )