Prisons
Alabama lied: Prisoners face deadly retaliation for their strike
October 7, 2022The strike started Sept. 26 after thousands of prisoners refused to leave their dorms and cell blocks for work in mess halls, factories and trash crews.
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At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt
August 31, 2022“Here, I’m being penalized for something that I was not even made aware of at the time I was sentenced, because it did not even exist."
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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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