Dig Scape

The Crime of Prison

bart plantenga / Truthdig Jan 16, 2023 DIG•SCAPE is an audio alternative-phenomenological-impressionistic, mulitcultural soundscape mashup of loud issues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Greatest Threat to the Prison-Industrial Complex

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 24, 2020 "College Behind Bars" director Lynn Novick and former inmate Jule Hall examine how prison education can be used to combat recidivism. Dig deeper ( 40 Min. Read )

America’s Approach to Marijuana Is a Gateway to Misery

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Dec 4, 2019 The so-called "gateway drug" is a gateway to pain relief for me. For others, its prohibition is a gateway to mass incarceration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Unlikely D.A. Chesa Boudin Wants to End Mass Incarceration

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Nov 26, 2019 The newly elected top prosecutor in San Francisco is part of a wave of progressives who want to reform the criminal justice system. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Age of Radical Evil

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 14, 2019 All life, including our own, has become expendable, sacrificed on the altar of profit in a culture of death. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Proves That There’s Nothing Moderate About ‘Moderates’

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Aug 1, 2019 If Joe Biden is a “moderate,” the adjective obscures grim realities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Biden’s Criminal Justice Plan Can’t Reform the System He Helped Create

Jacqueline Luqman / Real News Network Jul 29, 2019 A new gloss can't hide the damage the former vice president has done to marginalized communities. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Truthdigger Tiffany Cabán Poses the Right Kind of Threat

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 2, 2019 Whether or not her opponents—within and outside Democratic ranks—are ready, the contender for Queens D.A. offers needed change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Biden, Tiffany Cabán and Democrats’ Two Paths Forward

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jun 27, 2019 The former vice president has been exposed as one of the architects of mass incarceration. A New York politician offers an alternative. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joe Biden’s Racist Dog Whistles Will Haunt Him

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 23, 2019 The former vice president has championed mass incarceration and adamantly opposed school desegregation. Black voters haven't forgotten. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Integrity Forged in Cages

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish May 13, 2019 Former prisoners now graduating from Rutgers have triumphed over a system designed to crush them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Creating a Crucial Path Forward After Prison

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 13, 2019 After every system failed her, Susan Burton became the helping hand she and so many other formerly incarcerated women needed. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )