Mass incarceration
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Analysis
$3 billion to spare? Alabama’s governor spends on prisons
Alabama is making one of the largest public expenditures in the state’s history—on building new prisons. Governor Ivey should put…
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Militant Journalism
Queens, NY man jailed on fake confession, community rallies to free Prakash Churaman
Even though his conviction was reversed this past June, Churaman remains at Rikers awaiting a new trial.
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Analysis
COVID explodes inside prisons, but only guards to get first doses of vaccine
Over the past week, 14,697 new cases of Coronavirus infection were reported inside of state and federal prisons -- the…
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Analysis
Tens of millions locked out of U.S. “democracy”
Tens of millions of residents of the United States and its colonial territories are legally or practically barred from voting…
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Analysis
Philadelphia: Court moves to preserve secrecy in bail hearings
A recent federal court decision has ruled that the right to record bail hearings is not protected by the constitution,…
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COVID-19
‘It’s a death trap:’ Angola inmate put in isolation for organizing against COVID-19
“Because of COVID, you know, many are at risk due to pre-existing conditions...."
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Analysis
Racist Soledad prison guards intentionally infect Black prisoners
Racist prison guards brutalized more than 200 Black prisoners at Soledad in a violent 3 a.m. raid, forcing prisoners to…
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Militant Journalism
Hundreds march on San Quentin
“Gavin Newsom, let them go!” Five hundred participants marched on San Quentin’s West Gate on Aug 2 protesting California Gov.…
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Analysis
The prison system is slavery in another form
The following is based on a talk given by Kym Smith, a leading member of PSL in Columbia, South Carolina,…
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Militant Journalism
Lancaster, Penn. mobilizes to save prisoners’ lives amid COVID outbreak
Members of Party for Socialism and Liberation in Lancaster, Pennsylvania recently initiated a campaign to demand action to protect the…
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