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The FCC Is Capping Outrageous Prison Phone Rates, but Companies Are Still Price Gouging
In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limited the rates that…
Sep 04, 2024
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With 23 Deaths in 2024, LA Jails Continue Deadly Trend
Another person has died in Los Angeles County jails, marking the 23rd…
Sep 03, 2024
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California’s New Workplace Heat Standards Don’t Apply to Prisons, Reflecting Harmful Neglect Across the United States
When California’s workplace safety board created important indoor heat…
Aug 27, 2024
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Investing in Care Has Kept Californians Safe and Out of Prison for 10 Years. Prop 36 Will Destroy That Progress.
When Pam Thompson first got out of prison in 1993 after four years of…
Aug 22, 2024
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Fifth Confirmed Jail Death in 2024 Brings New York City’s Total to 33 Under Mayor Adams
A man held on Rikers Island in New York City Department of Correction (DOC)…
Aug 21, 2024
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The Truth about Immigrants in This Election Is That We Need to Do More to Protect Them
Last month, people in the crowd at the Republican National Convention cheered…
Aug 13, 2024
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Building Prisons on Toxic Land has Devastating Consequences
Cancer Alley, the region where the Louisiana State Penitentiary—or "Angola"—is…
Jul 30, 2024
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The Promising Program Keeping Young People Out of the Criminal Legal System in Hawai`i
Every few weeks, Priti (Maya) Tayal looks forward to seeing Jane* walk through…
Jul 23, 2024
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On Air from a Maximum-Security Prison
Zach Schmidkunz (left) and Antonio Stridiron (right) record Chainz 2 Changed…
Jul 16, 2024
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The Double Standard of Donald Trump’s Court Sentencing
Former President Donald Trump now stands to be sentenced on September 18 on 34…
Jul 09, 2024