Abolishing Police Surveillance In NYC: Will Transparency Help Or Make It Harder?
New York City implemented a police surveillance transparency law, but activists are divided on if it helps or hurts their cause.
Jailhouse Lawyers Take On COVID-19 Where Prisons Won’t
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, jailhouse lawyers have struggled for safety measures, and against restrictions on privileges and mobility.
In New York City, New Jails Threaten Dreams For True Community Spaces and Restorative Architecture
Bronx residents welcome the closure of Rikers but are worried plans for new jails will compromise dreams for truly community-created spaces.
In Building Global Solidarity, Abolitionists Look For Links Between Struggles
Abolitionist organizers are building global solidarity, navigating a wide range of challenges from language to selective anti-imperialism.
There’s Nothing New About Georgia’s ‘New Vision’ For Parole
As Georgia moves into the next phase of the pandemic, it is becoming clear that the state’s incarcerated population has actually increased despite releases spurred by COVID-19. While state prison officials tout a “new vision” for parole released just earlier this year, underneath it all exists an arbitrary and unfair
In Rural, Conservative North Carolina County, Anti-Jail Movement Takes Shape
Down Home is organizing an anti-jail movement in a seemingly unlikely place: rural and conservative North Carolina.
Survivors Of Forced Sterilizations In California Fight A Century Of Violence In Women’s Prisons
In California, survivors of forced sterilizations in women’s prisons fight for reparations after a century of reproductive violence.
Ohio Prisoner In Solitary Confinement Ends Hunger Strike, Despite No End To Retaliation
A man incarcerated at the Toledo Correctional Institution in Ohio has ended a 48-day hunger strike, his family said.
Letters From Massachusetts Jail Reveal Struggle To Survive Pandemic Winter
Incarcerated people in Massachusetts raised alarm as pandemic winter approached, but county jail officials ignored their pleas—prompting direct action.
Journalist Detained At GEO Group Halfway House Faces Retaliation For Exposing COVID-19 Outbreak
Keith Malik Washington faces retaliation for exposing a COVID-19 outbreak at a halfway house operated by GEO Group.