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Social Justice
Solitary Confinement Policies Could Make The Prison Pandemic Worse
In December, COVID-19 infections in prisons in the United States hit a record 25,000 in one week. Among correctional staff that month, there
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Illinois Becomes First State to Commit To Eliminating Cash Bail
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a number of sweeping criminal justice and police reforms into law, which includes eliminating cash bail for pretrial detainees.
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Despite Justice Reform, Number Of Inmates Serving Life Still Rising
About 203,000 Americans are currently set to die behind bars. In 1970, there were less than 200,000 people in America’s entire prison system.
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‘You Have One Minute Remaining.’ Why I’ll Always Drop Everything to Answer My Brother’s Calls From Prison
A million families live this way: Sending money they can’t afford. Making court dates they don’t have time for. Driving five hours only
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Texas Inmates Stuck With Clogged Toilets, Freezing Cells, Advocates Say: ‘So Cold That Their Bodies Are Numb’
As a winter storm sent Texas spiraling into crisis with widespread power outages, a lack of clean, running water has forced freezing inmates
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No End In Sight: America’s Enduring Reliance On Life Imprisonment
Before America’s era of mass incarceration took hold in the early 1970s, the number of individuals in prison was less than 200,000. Today,
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Bill Would Create Pathway To Release For Iowans Sentenced To Life Without Parole
State lawmakers heard at times emotional testimony on a bill that would create the possibility of parole for some Iowans serving a life sentence
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