Revived plans to construct a federal prison in Kentucky lay bare the harms of the prison-industrial complex on incarcerated people, the environment, and surrounding communities
Prisons are designed to be punitive, but intentional design can create spaces that resist systemic biases and the carceral impulse to punish
Building on the foundation of previous strikes and organized movements, people on the inside of Alabama prisons are now regrouping to continue the fight for abolition
Prison copays have hidden costs that ultimately harm incarcerated people’s health
Poor design isn’t the root of violence that incarcerated women suffer, it’s the prison itself
The oppressive and deadly tactics used on incarcerated people are directly linked to the spread of fascism inside and outside the prison system
After the stories of survivors detained at the Lumpkin, Georgia facility went public, GBI told Prism it is looking into alleged criminal misconduct by a male nurse
The facility has a history of human rights violations that compromise the safety, health, and rights of detained people
Racism, job discrimination, a lack of educational programs behind bars, and the prison-industrial complex itself make survival difficult for formerly incarcerated people
Pregnant incarcerated people have been navigating abortion restrictions long before Roe’s reversal
Expanded criminalization fails to undermine the power matrixes that produce mass shootings
Resources for incarcerated people with severe brain injuries offer help with the criminal legal system—but could they keep people out of prisons altogether?
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