Tag: incarceration
“They Want to Do Me In”: The Prisoner Who Fought COVID Overcrowding
In May, as COVID-19 loomed over incarcerated people across the country, Ivan Von Staich ...
Illinois Set to Become the First State to Eliminate Cash Bail
Illinois will make history by becoming the first US state to end cash bail. ...
Biden Ending Federal Contracts With Private Prisons; Private ICE Detention Continues
On January 26, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions focused on ...
Brooklyn Federal Prison Denying Communication Rights in Pandemic
The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has a ...
As Trans Women Incarcerated in Georgia, Our Medical Needs Are Brutally Ignored
Across the country, transgender people held within the prison-industrial complex face a litany of ...
Alabama Prisoners Strike Against Exploitation and Health Threats
Prisons are sources of profit in the United States—and incarcerated activists in Alabama are ...
Prisons in Four States Likely to Vaccinate Officers, But Not Prisoners
On December 10, a promising COVID-19 vaccine is in the final stage of review ...
Worldwide COVID-19 Decarceration: A Lost Opportunity
COVID-19 has impacted us all, but people who are incarcerated have been among the ...
Judge Grants Class Action Status to Methadone-Taper Jail Lawsuit
A federal judge has paved the way for a case against a methadone-taper policy ...
Pretrial Justice Reforms Do Not Reduce Public Safety, Report Confirms
COVID-19 has transformed the landscape of American life, from the mundane, like how people ...
