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Prison Pay and Commissary Prices: Too Little for Too Much
You would think that being “property of a state,” where work detail and…
Nov 04, 2025
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Remembering Catie Marshall
Catie Marshall (R) with Vera co-founder Herb Sturz (L).
Catherine “Catie” Cox…
Oct 30, 2025
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Listen to Their Stories: These Crime Survivors Don’t Want More Prison
Legislators often invoke crime survivors to justify draconian criminal justice…
Oct 29, 2025
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What Do Alternatives to Incarceration Actually Look Like?
(Alex Li/Common Justice)
When Jane* saw John*—the motorcycle driver who had…
Oct 21, 2025
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The Harms of Disrupting Prison Family Visitation
Most people have somewhere they go that makes them feel good, a place to relax…
Oct 14, 2025
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The Evidence That Building Community Makes Prisons Safer
At Cadre of HOPE, a housing unit at Lee Correctional Institution in…
Oct 07, 2025
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More People Are in Immigration Detention Than Ever Before
Recent reports show that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is…
Oct 02, 2025
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Sending in the National Guard Won’t Make Our Cities Safer
When President Trump began his federal takeover of Washington, DC, in August,…
Sep 26, 2025
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The Challenge of Finding a Job After Prison
It wasn’t easy finding work after more than 17 years in prison, but Vanessa…
Sep 05, 2025
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ICE Is Still Terrorizing Los Angeles: Local Leaders Need to Show the Country How to Protect Our Communities
Over the past two weeks, the country’s eyes have turned toward Washington,…
Aug 21, 2025