mass incarceration
Prison labor helped build U.S. capitalists’ business empires
September 23, 2022Companies across the South profited off the forced labor of people in prison after the Civil War—a racist system known as convict leasing.
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Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson, fighter against prison-industrial complex, faces cancer neglect behind bars
September 15, 2022He helped organize a prison strike against harsh conditions, now his health is being neglected. Supporters say it’s retaliation.
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Abuse by Wellpath LLC healthcare in Pennsylvania prisons spurs lawsuits
July 19, 2022The basic healthcare needs of prisoners were sacrificed on the altar of private profits with taxpayers paying for deadly neglect.
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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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How America’s newest prison became one of its deadliest
June 2, 2022Fatal beatings. A “torture room.” Pairs of men held around the clock in tiny cells, tempers rising. “They’re literally afraid for their lives,” one lawyer said.
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