the Justice Department announced it plans to phase out the use of privately run federal prisons. In a memo describing the policy shift, Deputy Attorney … U.S. Government to End Use of Deadly, Costly, Negligent Private PrisonsRead more
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End Prisons-for-Profit
On Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice inspector general released a scathing report on the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ monitoring of “contract prisons,” a shadow … End Prisons-for-ProfitRead more
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The Horrible Things In a Van Packed with Prisoners
This article was published in collaboration with Vice. From 2013 to 2014, Fernando Colon worked as an “extradition agent” tasked with driving prisoner transport vans … The Horrible Things In a Van Packed with PrisonersRead more
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Prison spending rises three times faster than education funding in US
The US has increased its spending on prisons and jails to a staggering $80 billion a year. A new government report, issued last week, contrasts … Prison spending rises three times faster than education funding in USRead more
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Unregulated Private Prison Van Transport Business
A shocking joint investigation by the New York Times and The Marshall Project that looks at the privatization of prison extradition, in which prisoners are … Unregulated Private Prison Van Transport BusinessRead more
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Prison Labor Revolts Shake the Foundations of the Corporate State, Part I
From the Ground Up” is an ongoing series of articles co-conceived by Occupy.com and Commonomics USA, in which we explore people and organizations dedicated to … Prison Labor Revolts Shake the Foundations of the Corporate State, Part IRead more
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Prisoners Across US Band Together To End Slavery For Good
Siddique Hasan, a self-described revolutionary from Savannah, Georgia, has been waiting for a moment like this one, when prisoners across the country band together and … Prisoners Across US Band Together To End Slavery For GoodRead more
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A School for Suicide
Rikers Island and new revelations in the tragic case of Kalief Browder, who took his own life nearly a year ago, on June 6, 2016—2015. … A School for SuicideRead more
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Lock Up the Men, Evict the Women and Children
Matthew Desmond’s book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” like Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Nickel and Dimed,” is a heartbreaking snapshot of the rapacious exploitation … Lock Up the Men, Evict the Women and ChildrenRead more
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Alabama Prison Strike Organizer Speaks from Behind Bars
Alabama, where men at several prisons have ended a 10-day strike over unpaid labor and poor prison conditions. Their coordinated strike kicked off on May … Alabama Prison Strike Organizer Speaks from Behind BarsRead more