mass incarceration

New York City Has Days to Agree On Plan to Combat Rikers Abuses

A federal judge is demanding that New York City take rapid action over conditions in its Rikers Island jail complex.…

October 13, 2023

In WA Prisons, Cultural Groups Build Community. DOC Wants to Erase Us.

Incarceration in the United States has long been used to strip cultural identities from people of color. Through the centuries,…

October 11, 2023

Amid the Trauma of Prison, an Unexpected Oasis: Crochet Club

Travis learned to crochet from his grandmother. He was 10 when she showed him his first stitch, in 1986, and…

October 3, 2023

Judge Keeps NJ Immigrant Detention Center Open, as Fight Continues

New Jersey’s last immigrant detention center, in the city of Elizabeth, will remain open after a judge’s decision. First activists,…

August 31, 2023

Receiver Could Soon Take Over Rikers Island, After New Damning Report

The political and legal battle over the future of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has reignited after publication…

August 9, 2023

LA Will End Most Pre-Trial Detention, Amid US Push to Abolish Cash Bail

On July 18, Los Angeles County announced a plan to drastically reduce its reliance on cash bail. Effective October 1,…

July 19, 2023

COVID Left Our Private Prison With a New Normal: “Rolling Lockdowns”

Like with so many prisons across the country, the pandemic sent Tennessee's South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF) into a state…

June 21, 2023

GA Escalation of Gang Prosecutions Boosts Gang Power in Prisons

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has been bolstering his "tough on crime" agenda by promising that the state will prosecute…

June 7, 2023

Biden Under Fire for Backing Harsh GOP Fentanyl-Substances Bill

On May 23, a coalition of 20 national advocacy organizations sent an open letter to President Biden, criticizing his support…

May 25, 2023

“In the Dark”—the Wait for Another Unexplained Parole Denial

The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles consists of five people who report to no one. They have complete…

May 12, 2023