Robert Scheer / TruthdigJan 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 )
Jill Richardson / OtherWordsDec 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 )
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Ilana Novick / TruthdigNov 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 )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 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 )
Jacqueline Luqman / Real News NetworkJul 29, 2019
A new gloss can't hide the damage the former vice president has done to marginalized communities. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 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 )
Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigJun 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 )
Norman Solomon / TruthdigMay 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 )
Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. FishMay 13, 2019
Former prisoners now graduating from Rutgers have triumphed over a system designed to crush them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigApr 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 )
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