Jake Watkins
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jake Watkins
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U.S.
Indiana inmates appeal to People’s World and its readers for help
December 21, 2022Aging facilities, medical neglect, and more plague those incarcerated at Indiana’s Westville Correctional Facility.
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Labor
Indianapolis union local steps up to aid the homeless
October 7, 2022As the nationwide homeless crisis hits Indiana the Bakery workers union helps out with food and clothing.
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U.S.
No help for the homeless: Indianapolis to criminalize mutual aid distribution
August 25, 2022A new proposal backed by Republicans and Democrats will impose fines on anyone distributing goods without a permit, all under the cover of fighting litter and violence.
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Politics
Indiana inmate fights to reform sentencing and end mass incarceration
June 28, 2022Bryan Jones was just 25 years old when he was sentenced to 50 years in Indiana’s Department of Corrections. Now he’s an advocate for sentencing reform.
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U.S.
Rather than sell their own blood, Indiana students go on strike
April 27, 2022Indiana University grad student workers, often driven to extreme measures to stay afloat, went out on strike April 13.
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News
Indiana Communists make ending mass incarceration a key area of work
February 22, 2022The Communist Party and its youth wing are targeting the nation’s jails for elimination.
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U.S.
Indiana Senate Republicans push racist crime bills
January 18, 2022Expanding police power and budgets, targeting crime “hot spots,” and increasing the hardships of workers on electronic monitoring—it’s all to be found in the latest GOP proposals.
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