The Number Of People Incarcerated In United States Is Far Higher Than 2.5 Million
The most popular statistic regarding the United States’ prison system is that there are 2.5 million people incarcerated. However, this figure significantly under-represents the number of people caged in this country each year.
Elizabeth Warren’s Flawed But Well-Intentioned Proposal For Banning Private Prisons
Elizabeth Warren’s strategy appears to prioritize issues of privatization in prisons instead of seeing where issue fits into larger issue of incarceration.
Since 1996, US Agriculture Department Gave Over $277 Million To Fund Local Jail Construction
The United States Department of Agriculture provided over $277 million in funding for county jail construction since 1996, according to documents obtained by Shadowproof. The funding came in the form of grants and long-term low-interest loans through the Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program run by the USDA’s Rural
Beyond Prisons – Episode 3: Are Prisons Obsolete? (YES!)
Kim and Brian discuss Angela Davis’ book, “Are Prisons Obsolete?”—an excellent handbook on prison abolition and the prison industrial complex.
Around The Empire – Episode 9: The Surveillance State Trump Inherited Feat. Ken Lipp
On this episode of Around The Empire, journalist Kenneth Lipp discusses the sprawling national security and incarceration state President Trump inherited.
2017 Has Already Seen Several Prison Rebellions
The first few weeks of 2017 saw prison uprisings in Delaware, Texas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and California.
In States Like Tennessee, Private Prisons Will Survive Obama Administration
Madison Deal died at a CCA prison in Tennessee as news broke that the Justice Department would draw-down its agreements with private prison contractors.
Lawsuits Challenge Fort Wayne’s ‘Law And Order’ Policies Used To Push Out City’s Poor
Multiple lawsuits challenge policies in Fort Wayne, which disproportionately impact black and poor residents, during local economic redevelopment.
Clinton Wrong About Mass Incarceration Being Known Problem For Just A Decade
Clinton’s perception of mass incarceration is either terribly informed or she has concocted her own version of American history to suit her political agenda
‘Back To The Issues’: Clinton Brushes Off Black Lives Matter Activist Who Confronts Her Over ‘Super-Predators’
The Black Lives Matter activist confronted Clinton at a fundraiser over her past support for mass incarceration and use of the term “super predators.”