The Bureau of Prisons has failed to adequately document the use of restraints, despite their potentially deadly use.
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Federal Prisons Are Restraining People for Weeks on End, Investigation Reveals Read Post »
The attack on Evin Prison showed the absurdity behind Israel’s promises to deliver freedom through bombs.
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Israel Killed 100 Imprisoned Trans Iranians. I Could Have Been One of Them. Read Post »
Advocates have decried the ruling, warning that it will jeopardize the lives of community members.
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Appeals Court Strikes Down New Jersey’s Ban on Private Prisons Read Post »
It is designed to help incarcerated people who are vulnerable to being transferred by ICE following their release.
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New Helpline Aims to Disrupt the “Prison-to-ICE Deportation Pipeline” Read Post »
The tribe will keep fighting to “protect the land and save the land that saved us,” said the tribal council secretary.
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FL Miccosukee Tribe Joins Environmental Groups Suing Over “Alligator Alcatraz” Read Post »
They report inadequate and maggot-infested food, inability to bathe, flooding, denial of religious practice, and more.
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“Alligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Say Their Living Conditions Are a Form of Torture Read Post »
This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. The Federal Communications Commission will no longer enforce a rule capping the price of prison phone calls, according to an announcement made Monday by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. The move suspends a 2024 FCC decision that capped the price of in-state phone calls at 6 cents […]
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Trump’s FCC Scraps Ban on Prison Phone Price Gouging, a Gift to Some of His Top Donors Read Post »
As a lawsuit tries to stop a forced prison labor program, a beer distributor is defending its own participation.
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Alabama Voters Banned Prison Slavery — But Prisoners Say It Hasn’t Stopped Read Post »
Connections with caregivers are key for children’s wellbeing, but the prison system is designed to tear families apart.
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Prison Is Designed to Make Fatherhood Impossible Read Post »
Activists converged on Anderson, Indiana, to demand the release of two Black men who stood up to racist prison guards.
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Supporters Rally Behind Political Prisoner Who Stopped White Supremacist Attack Read Post »
Right now in the US, more than a million mothers are pouring energy and money into trying to care for incarcerated sons.
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Mothers of Imprisoned Sons Struggle Emotionally and Financially With No Support Read Post »
A new book offers an inside look at incarceration at Rikers Island, from intake to release.
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Nothing Can Truly Prepare You for Your First Time Behind Bars Read Post »
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