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Wes Moore’s Pardons Are Not Enough
On Monday, June 17th, Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued an executive order, issuing pardons in …
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International Solidarity
March 30, 2023, from the Étincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) in France. …
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Giving Birth Alone in Jail
In July 2021, Jazmin Valentine was being held in solitary confinement in a Hagerstown, MD …
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St. Louis inmates protest against prolonged detention
Inmates in a St. Louis jail protested against their detention, because the city has been keeping them locked up without a trial. …
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Being in Prison Can Itself Be a Death Sentence during COVID
Prisoners are at high risk for COVID-19, potentially making prison a death sentence. …
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Get Rid of Private Prisons, But Not Like This!
Biden’s order to end the use of private prisons is completely inadequate for ending the abuses of the prison system. …
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San Quentin Prison Staff Forcing Prisoners to Accept Liability for Their Own Deaths from COVID-19
Excerpted from a message from the No Justice Under Capitalism Coalition … San Quentin medical …
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Around the World: People Behind Bars Revolt Just to Live
Around the world, prisoners are stuck in overcrowded facilities where the risk of getting COVID-19 is high. …
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Prisoners in Kansas Revolt Against the Virus
Inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas rioted on Thursday. They raged through offices, broke windows, and set fires. …
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A Nation of Mass Incarceration
The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world. While the U.S. has less …