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Incarceration — It’s Catching

By Michelle Alexander Oct 21, 2011 Is the massive surge of imprisonment a contagious disease? Does the answer lie in the structure of our democracy? Two new books suggest so. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Criminal Justice: ‘Normalizing’ Exploitation

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2011 After Georgia's new immigration law chased away many of its farm laborers, the state launched a dubious plan to fill the void with probationers, who lack the experience needed to do harvesting work, especially in the current heat wave. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Age of ‘Crimmigration’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2009 A new study by the Pew Hispanic Center reports that Latinos now constitute the largest single ethnic group in the U.S. federal prison system. The rising arrest and detention levels are driven largely by changes in immigration law that criminalize undocumented immigration, with nearly half of all Latino offenders jailed on immigration-related "crimes." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Releases Journalist After 6 Years

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2008 Sami al-Haj, a cameraman for Al-Jazeera, was released Thursday evening after spending almost seven years in U.S. custody, six of those as an inmate at Guantanamo Bay. Haj was never charged with any crime, nor was any evidence against him ever revealed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Force-Feeding at Guantanamo Acknowledged

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2006 The head of the American detention center confirms that his officials have been carrying out the aggressive practice in an attempt to preserve the lives of prisoners on hunger strikes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dr. Germ and Mrs. Anthrax Set Free

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 28, 2005 Why is it not bigger news that those infamous Iraqi female scientists once routinely referred to in the media as "Dr. Germ" and "Mrs. Anthrax" have been quietly released from imprisonment in Iraq without any charges being brought by their U.S. captors? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )