Prisoners Fighting Fires Are Being Denied Justice

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 12, 2018 Joining the professional firefighting crews on the front lines of the massive California wildfires are thousands of prisoners, brought out of their jails to engage in this dangerous work, all for a dollar an hour or less. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Myanmar Court Gives Reuters Reporters 7 Years in Jail

VICTORIA MILKO and AUNG NAING SOE / The Associated Press Sep 3, 2018 The verdict against the two men under the country's colonial-era Official Secrets Act is met with international condemnation. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been reporting on the government's brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Slaves Rebel

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 3, 2018 Hundreds of prisoners across 17 states are striking over pay and horrific living conditions. Americans on the outside have a moral obligation to help them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Prisoners Strike Nationwide, Denounce ‘Modern-Day Slavery’

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Aug 21, 2018 Led by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, inmates are calling for a restoration of voting rights, rehabilitation services and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Inmates in 17 States Plan Prison Strike

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Aug 18, 2018 Urging Americans to support the protest, a spokesperson says, "Every single field and industry is affected on some level by prisons, from our license plates to the fast food that we eat to the stores that we shop at." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rot and Rehabilitation in the American Penal System

Rayyan Al-Shawaf / Truthdig Jul 13, 2018 Rachel Kushner's new novel set in a women's prison brims with morally tainted characters who are also victims of repressive and dehumanizing incarceration. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Reporter Compares Children’s Immigration Detention Center to Jail

Ilana Novick Jun 14, 2018 At the Casa Padre facility in Brownsville, Texas, there are no windows, and detainees get to spend only two hours outside per day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Man Sent Back to Prison After Receiving Commutation

Emily Wells / Truthdig Jun 1, 2018 Matthew Charles, although he committed no new crime, is back behind bars, and his case is generating a widespread demand for his release. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Teaching ‘Les Misérables’ in Prison

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 27, 2018 Victor Hugo’s epic novel about an ex-convict's fight to find redemption gave my incarcerated students a lens to see their own lives and struggle for dignity in a society as heartless to the poor as 19th-century France. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Bobby Bostic’s Injustice: A Cruel and Usual Story

Eleanor Goldfield / Art Killing Apathy Apr 24, 2018 As a 16-year-old, he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for robbery. And the Supreme Court will not review his case to overturn the extreme punishment. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

New Push to Get Hygiene Supplies to Female Inmates

BRIAN WITTE / The Associated Press Mar 27, 2018 Fueled in part by the #MeToo movement, state legislatures, corrections officials and the federal government are working to address the issue. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

High Court Says Immigrants Can Be Detained Indefinitely

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 27, 2018 The 5-3 Supreme Court ruling tosses out a 2015 lower court decision that entitled immigrant detainees to a bond hearing every six months. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )