“No human being, immigrant or not, should be subjected to these horrendous conditions,” said one of the plaintiffs.
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ACLU Suit Targets “Dire” Conditions at CoreCivic-Run ICE Jail in California Read Post »
CECOT is “where people are sent for permanent punishment and separation,” says a human rights advocate.
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Venezuelans That US Sent to El Salvador Mega-Prison Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse Read Post »
Behind bars I watched men beg for help and get turned away because they lacked a formal diagnosis before incarceration.
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In Prison My Diagnosis Gave Me Access to Meds — Others Were Denied Care Entirely Read Post »
Having survived the most restrictive supermax prison in the country on a trumped-up charge, Eric King tells what he saw.
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Writer Who Survived ADX Supermax Prison Describes How It “Entombs” People Read Post »
While the planet continues to warm, conditions in prisons, and specifically in solitary confinement, continue to worsen.
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As Prisons Deal With Heat Waves, Climate Crisis Makes Abolition Even More Urgent Read Post »
In recent months, at least two people on the unit have attempted suicide and at least three have gone on hunger strike.
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People in NY Prison’s Mental Health Unit Kept in Solitary Confinement, Suit Says Read Post »
Angola sits on the grounds of a former slave plantation and is notorious for violating incarcerated people’s rights.
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ICE Is Incarcerating Immigrants at Angola, Louisiana’s Max Security Prison Read Post »
This is not just a month of mourning — it’s a time for mobilization and recommitment to prison abolition.
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In Black August, We Turn Destructive Spaces into Laboratories For Liberation Read Post »
New York prison officials have continued to violate the HALT Act, which restricts the use of solitary confinement.
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NY Prison Officials Refuse to Comply with Law Limiting Solitary Confinement Read Post »
“The hole” is a prison within a prison, where I’m just another number without a name.
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I Wrote This From Solitary Confinement. I Refuse to Let It Break Me. Read Post »
Living behind bars, I realized abolition requires refusing to conflate what is easily imaginable with what is possible.
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“I’m Going to Write My Way Out of Prison”: A Vision From Solitary Confinement Read Post »
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