Albert Woodfox, the last of the men known as the Angola 3, was released from a Louisiana prison on Friday. He had spent over four … Last of Angola 3, Who Spent Decades in Solitary, ReleasedRead more
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These 7 Household Names Make a Killing Off of the Prison-Industrial Complex
Once slavery was abolished in 1865, manufacturers scrambled to find other sources of cheap labor—and because the 13th amendment banned slavery (except as punishment for … These 7 Household Names Make a Killing Off of the Prison-Industrial ComplexRead more
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Foundation of Police Brutality and the Prison State
Our national conversation on race and crime is based on a fiction. It is the fiction that the organs of internal security, especially the judiciary … Foundation of Police Brutality and the Prison StateRead more
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Columbia Just Became the First US University to Divest From Private Prisons
Citing the “ongoing discussion of the issue of mass incarceration,” Columbia University has decided to stop investing money in companies that run private prisons, becoming … Columbia Just Became the First US University to Divest From Private PrisonsRead more
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King visited prison, but its all these about $80 billion
President Obama became the first sitting president in history to visit a federal prison Thursday when he toured the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in … King visited prison, but its all these about $80 billionRead more
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From Complete Isolation to Complete Freedom in a Day
in New York, hundreds of people rallied outside a Manhattan jail last night to remember Kalief Browder. In 2010, at the age of 16, Kalief … From Complete Isolation to Complete Freedom in a DayRead more
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Why Obama did not indicted Bankers
In NAACP’s annual convention he said: The United States is home to 5 percent of the world’s population but 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. … Why Obama did not indicted BankersRead more
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It took 10 minutes to convict 14-year-old
In March 1944, deep in the Jim Crow South, police came for 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. His parents weren’t at home. His little sister was … It took 10 minutes to convict 14-year-oldRead more
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They Couldn’t Take My Soul
Anthony Ray Hinton was convicted of murdering two fast-food managers in separate robberies in 1985. He was 29 years old at the time. The only … They Couldn’t Take My SoulRead more