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Documents Foreshadow a Grim Future for COVID-19 Spread in Federal Prisons
What happens when federal prison staff speak out on the dangers ravaging their facility during COVID-19? Almost nothing, it seems.
Our Leaders Can Save Lives With the Stroke of a Pen
The gubernatorial and executive power of clemency is vastly underused. That needs to change, now.
How America Disguised 65,000 Prison Beds
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19
Abolishing restrictive monitoring is the next frontier of criminal, economic, and racial justice.
President Biden Can Prevent Over 4,000 People From Being Sent Back to Prison
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be presiding over the fastest expansion of the federal prison population in history.
New Census Bureau Data Offers a Chance to Dismantle Prison Gerrymandering
With a new round of redistricting set to take place, states like New Mexico have a chance to end a practice that has long distorted our democracy.
Taxation by Citation
The system of fines and fees to collect revenue for local governments is broken. It’s time for us to let our governments know our demand: No more taxation through citation.
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