Denouncing ‘Colossal Waste’ of Drug War, Report Makes Case for Decriminalization

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Oct 12, 2016 "Locking people up for using drugs causes tremendous harm," according to a joint assessment by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The New Slave Revolt

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 10, 2016 The work stoppages and hunger strikes being carried out in prisons across the country show that many of those locked in cages have a political consciousness we must begin to emulate. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Live at Truthdig: What Can Be Done to Reform the U.S. Prison System?

Emma Niles / Truthdig Oct 9, 2016 At age 16, Gary Tyler was wrongly sent to death row, where he spent 41 years until being freed in April The Truthdig team will talk with him Thursday at 1 pm PDT/4 p EDT. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

From the Civil War to Today: Centuries of Institutional Racism, Explained in Less Than 20 Minutes

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2016 In a new video, actor Romany Malco describes the covert black history of the U.S. and the economic factors behind the prison-industrial complex. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jay Z Slams America’s Failed ‘War on Drugs,’ Racist Mass Incarceration Racket

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 16, 2016 Today, he notes, "we imprison more people than any other country in the world," and "crack is still talked about as a black problem." Coincidence? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why America’s Crime Victims Seek Restorative Justice, Not More Punishment (Video)

By Danielle Sered / AlterNet Sep 14, 2016 Ask survivors and crime victims what they really want. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Everybody Likes a Comeback

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2016 This edition features reader feedback about two big comebacks to the site: Chris Hedges, who resumed his weekly column after a summer break, and Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein, who paid her second visit to our headquarters for another episode of "Live at Truthdig." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Libertarians Love Civil Liberties — but Won’t Use Government to Protect Them From Capitalists

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 17, 2016 Truthdig followed along as Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson and running mate William Weld answered questions in a live stream forum moderated by Fusion's Jorge Ramos and Alicia Menendez. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘On Contact With Chris Hedges’: Jill Stein on How, and Where, Revolution Can Actually Happen

BLANK Aug 1, 2016 Green Party candidate Jill Stein sits down with Hedges at a crucial moment in the 2016 election cycle to talk about the many emergencies that the two major-party nominees will be categorically unable to confront, much less solve. Green Party candidate Jill Stein sits down with Hedges at a crucial moment in the 2016 election cycle to talk about the many emergencies that the two major-party nominees will be categorically unable to confront, much less solve. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Fourth of July

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 4, 2016 The long-imprisoned revolutionary and author, who disdains the current political theater, says the broken, racist American system "has to be torn up, root and branch," to halt the war waged on the poor by the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Obama’s Bureaucrats Thwarting His Efforts to Free Drug War Prisoners

By Phillip Smith / AlterNet May 13, 2016 The applications of thousands of federal inmates eligible for commuted sentences are bottlenecked, and the clock is ticking. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Film ‘In an Ideal World’ Offers a Glimpse Inside Our Broken Prison System

Thor Benson / Truthdig Apr 22, 2016 Noel Schwerin spent seven years documenting the lives of a prison warden, a separatist murderer and a former gang member at California's Soledad Correctional Facility. The resulting film not only looks at the lives of these men but also gives viewers a sense of the enormity of the problems facing the American correctional system. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )