mass incarceration
Out of prison, TikTok influencers reshaping how we think about life behind bars
April 8, 2022But a dearth of content creators of color raises questions about the app’s algorithm.
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The powerlessness of parenting from prison
March 14, 2022Demetrius Buckley thought his bond with his 11-year-old daughter was strong. But when he couldn’t physically protect his child from adult problems, he learned the limits of parenting via prison phone calls.
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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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America’s racist prison society produces profits but not safety
February 17, 2022The mass incarceration society isn’t working. Nearly 7 million people are locked up in the U.S., yet crime carries on.
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‘They are really killing me in here’—Michigan women’s prison under scrutiny
February 10, 2022The Huron Valley Women’s Correctional Facility has been described as a “special hell” with a culture of “rape punishment” against inmates.
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