Review of Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change
by Alexander Pyles — When thinking of the criminal justice system, we immediately hear Law & Order lines: “...the people are represented...
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Sep 2, 20233 min read
Statement from Herb Geraghty
Thank you so much to everyone who has already reached out to express their support, solidarity, and love. I am doing alright! Yesterday I...
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Jun 30, 20224 min read
Reflections on Shinn v. Ramirez
by Jack Champagne — When I first walked in to do my clinic hours for the Innocence Project, I was initiated with a heart-wrenching sexual...
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Jan 28, 20225 min read
COVID and Clemency
by Sean Wild — As a society, we have a responsibility to each other to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. This responsibility does not...
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Dec 8, 20214 min read
Horrific Botched Execution in Oklahoma Shows Death Penalty’s Cruelty
by Sarah Terzo — On October 28th, John Grant, 60, was executed in Oklahoma. Witnesses say the execution was botched, and that Grant...
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Oct 8, 20213 min read
The Supreme Court Should Not Reinstate the Death Penalty for the Boston Marathon Bomber
by Sophie Trist — On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the 117th annual Boston Marathon, killing three people...
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Apr 2, 20213 min read
"Time": A Documentary That Rehumanizes Mass Incarceration
by Sophie Trist — Garrett Bradley’s 81-minute documentary Time, available on Amazon Prime, tells the story of New Orleans prison...
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Mar 2, 20212 min read
Biden’s Promise to Close Guantanamo Bay
by Katherine Noble — President Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki has said it is the intention of the Biden administration to close...
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Feb 26, 20214 min read
"13th" Shines a Light on the Lasting Effects of Slavery
by Christy Yao — Editor's note: citations for the statistics referenced in this article can be found in the documentary 13th. — 13th is a...
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Feb 2, 20214 min read
Solitary Confinement Amounts to Cruel and Unusual Torture
by Sophie Trist — Many people are familiar with the tragic story of Kalief Browder, a Black teenager from New York City who was arrested...
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Sep 17, 20205 min read
Reproductive Injustice: Claims of Coerced Sterilization Under ICE Watch
by Aimee Murphy — The U.S. has a long and dark history of violating the human rights and dignity of incarcerated people, and this week...
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Dec 20, 20193 min read
Teen's Death in Border Patrol Custody Highlights Lack of Concern for Human Life
by Stephanie Hauer — Carlos Hernandez Vasquez was only 16 years old when he arrived at the US border in May 2019. Because his medical...
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Apr 30, 201911 min read
Human, From the Inside Out
by Robert Saleem Holbrook — Editor’s Note: The following piece is a combination of two pieces that were written during Saleem’s...
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Aug 24, 20184 min read
Pregnancy in Prison: Shackles and Separation
By Aimee Murphy — The female prison population has risen significantly in recent years, with in increase of 800% since the 1970s- twice...
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Aug 23, 20184 min read
Contemporary Eugenics in US Prisons
By Aimee Murphy — Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a 2 part series on forced sterilization of incarcerated humans. It is also part of our...
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Aug 21, 20183 min read
Sexual Abuse & Dehumanization of Incarcerated Humans
In the light of the #MeToo movement, where people around the world are sharing their stories of sexual harassment, rape, and abuse in the...
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Aug 20, 20183 min read
In Solidarity with Incarcerated Humans
by Herb Geraghty Anyone who follows the news could conclude that the United States justice system is anything but just. Particularly,...
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Jun 27, 20132 min read
Solitary Confinement is Torture
BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE Photo by publik15; some rights reserved. According to the New York Times, there are well over 25,000 inmates in the...
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