All Articles on Prisons
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News 119 Democrats Join With GOP to Block Restoration of Voting Rights for Incarcerated People Rep. Cori Bush, the amendment's author, noted that "97 Democrats stood up for our community members who are incarcerated" and vowed to "keep up this fight." Read more |
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Views How "National Security" Disregards Humanity As long as there are divisions in humanity, and thus in understanding, no one can possibly be secure. Read more |
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Views Biden's Private Prison Reform Must Include Immigration Detention Centers To fully address profit-driven punishment, the Biden administration will need to take aim at every tendril of the private prison industry. Read more |
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News Because 'Time for Urgent, Bold Change Is Now,' 200+ Groups Tell Biden to End Failed War on Drugs "We are urging the administration to abandon criminalization as a means to address substance use, and instead ensure universal access to equitable evidence-based solutions rooted in racial and economic justice and compassion." Read more |
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News Acting US AG Rosen Urged to Postpone Three Executions Planned for This Week Due to Pandemic The outgoing Trump administration has killed 10 death row inmates since resuming federal executions after a 17-year hiatus. Read more |
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News 'You Alone Have the Power to Temper Justice With Mercy': Trump Urged to Stop Execution of Lisa Montgomery The convicted murderer, a victim of horrific childhood abuse and rape, is scheduled to be put to death on January 12 as part of what has been called Trump's "execution spree." Read more |
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News Advocates Call for Medical Parole to Avoid 'Unintentional Death Sentences' as Covid-19 Ravages US Prisons "The bottom line is, there are still thousands of people who are at very high risk of death trapped in a prison system where there's no way that they can avoid the virus." Read more |
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News Warren Leads Call for DOJ to Probe 'Frenzied and Unprecedented' Spree of Federal Executions Under Trump In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, despite public health concerns, the Trump administration ended a 17-year hiatus on federal executions. Read more |
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News As Pandemic Rages On, Analysis Finds 1 in 5 People in US Prisons Infected With Covid-19 The new data follow the ACLU's warning that America's "unique obsession with incarceration has become our Achilles heel when it comes to combating the spread of Covid-19." Read more |
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Views Trump’s Lies About Immigrants Should End With His Presidency New data confirms what’s been true all along: Trump built his brand selling fear-mongering lies about immigrants and crime. Read more |