Reentry is the journey of a lifetime, and my vulnerability is both my greatest armor and biggest liability
Chinatown residents have pushed back for years against the Manhattan “jailscraper,” which is part of the city’s plan to shut down Rikers Island
For people reentering society after years of incarceration, the holiday season brings a mix of emotions that make it difficult to bask in the glow of celebration
Xinachtli, a Chicano Indigenous activist imprisoned for over two decades, did not receive proper health care after a bad fall in the shower, activists say
Trump’s dismantling of bedrock environmental protections is just one facet of the administration’s wide-ranging attacks on the planet
The Department of Justice’s long-awaited reports exclude any demographic data, days after a memo revealed its plans to dismantle prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
In my 20 years of incarceration, I’ve been strip-searched at least 500 times. Each was an act of humiliation and sexual violence
The “pinkwashing” of prisons ramps up in Vermont, where local officials are pushing for the construction of a “gender-responsive” facility
A Department of Justice memo obtained by Prism says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order
New York’s prison system didn’t collapse simply due to understaffing, but rather a longstanding culture of minimal accountability for officers
For-profit deals between prisons and private fast food companies force incarcerated people to pay for their own poor health
Allen Burnett, Jarrett Harper, and Dara Yin were sentenced to life without parole in their youth. They want California to pass a bill to open parole eligibility for people convicted before age 25
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