Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 25, 2015
Though it's questionable why Columbia University decided to buy more than 230,000 shares of the biggest private prison company in the U.S. in the first place, on Monday it announced it not only gave up those shares but that it will no longer invest in such businesses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJun 23, 2015
Imprisoning a staggering number of our people is wrong. The way our nation does it is even worse. We must end mass incarceration, now. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJun 22, 2015
The only way brutality and economic exploitation in prisons can be halted is by attacking the system of neoslavery that defines our prison system. Alabama prisoners are leading a call for work stoppages in an effort to break the U.S. system of mass incarceration. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Thor Benson / TruthdigJun 11, 2015
The fees incurred aren't just for the major expenses, but also for clothing, blankets, toilet paper and towels. One study found that many former inmates ended up dealing with collections agencies or even back in lockup for failure to pay the debts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJun 11, 2015
Twelve days after his 22nd birthday, Kalief Browder wrapped an air-conditioner power cord around his neck and hanged himself. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 8, 2015
Supporters of the ailing journalist charge that Pennsylvania, having failed to formally execute him, is now intent on letting him die through medical neglect in prison. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 24, 2015
Private corporations have crafted a business model based on the imprisonment of families seeking asylum. Is that the real reason the U.S. has reverted to an inhumane policy? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigFeb 23, 2015
Siddique Hasan, who never committed murder, is on death row in Ohio not for what he did but for who he is. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 9, 2015
Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discusses the forms of slavery and exploitation that thrive in today's U.S. prison system with Eddie Conway (at right), a former leader of the Black Panthers who was imprisoned for over 40 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 1, 2014
Remember a few months ago when we told you about a Golden State bill that aimed to restrict tubal sterilization in prisons? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2014
Clocking in at nearly 18 minutes, Oliver's recent segment on the broken prison system could be one of his most inspired rants yet. This time, the "Last Week Tonight" host even got the help of America's favorite Muppets to drive home his incredibly important point. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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