Self-Harm Is Exploding In New York City Jails
Internal numbers show the rate of self-harm in city jails spiked last summer as COVID-19 ravaged New York and has climbed to historic
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Social Distancing In Prison Is A Myth
Arkansas Inmates Given Ivermectin Without Consent
People incarcerated in an Arkansas jail say the facility’s physician prescribed them ivermectin to treat COVID-19 and that they weren’t aware they were taking the drug.
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Celebrate Mothers Fighting To Set Their Loved Ones Free
Now is the time for healing the many divine forms of the feminine, led by Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color (BIPOC),
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Slow And Inadequate: A Stateville Prisoner Divulges Pandemic Horrors
As I began working with another traumatized population—the incarcerated—the healing touch of another was impossible. The only contact permitted is a handshake upon
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Prioritizing Incarcerated People For Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID In IL Prisons
“One thing about prison, you don’t want to get sick in here,” says James Trent, who is incarcerated in Western Illinois Correctional Center.
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Prison Guards Across The Country Refusing Vaccine Despite COVID-19 Outbreaks
A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?”
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Vaccines Aren’t Enough To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19 In Prisons
The lack of COVID-19 protections in prisons show officials believe that inmates are less than human, that they do not deserve to be
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Parole Boards Approved Fewer Releases In 2020 Than In 2019, Despite The Raging Pandemic
Prisons have had 10 months to take measures to reduce their populations and save lives amidst the ongoing pandemic. Yet our comparison of
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If Biden Wants To End Death Penalty, He Must Also End Death By Incarceration
In the waning days of the Trump administration, discussions often focused on the federal death penalty, as 13 people were executed between July
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New Surge Of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” In Illinois Prisons
With COVID-19 raging throughout the United States, there is a growing sense of desperation among people in prison. Pablo Mendoza, who recently got
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