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Militant Journalism
Inmates go on hunger strike over conditions at Illinois jail
Hunger strikers' mothers speak to Liberation News
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Militant Journalism
Coalition demands justice for dozens dying in Houston-area jail
With 29 people officially dead in a year’s time, countless more being released from the jail just before death, and…
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Analysis
Rodney Reed’s appeal to test DNA taken up by Supreme Court
Rodney Reed is a Black man who was convicted in 1998 of the rape and murder of Stacey Stites in…
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Features
Revolutionary hero Albert Woodfox presente!
Former Black Panther Alfred Woodfox was imprisoned at the Louisiana State Penitentiary for nearly 44 years in solitary confinement. He…
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Analysis
ICE and private prison GEO threaten hunger strikers at NW Detention Center in Tacoma
ICE and GEO are threatening to force-feed the hunger strikers while denying them clean water or none at all.
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Hunger strike starts at Tacoma Northwest Detention Center amid demands for improved conditions
The hunger strike follows a two-year failed response against COVID inside NWDC and a longer history of disregard and abuse…
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Militant Journalism
Protest held against attempts to execute Richard Moore by firing squad in South Carolina
On April 23, people from the community, clergy, and activists rallied against the death penalty and called on Governor McMaster…
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Analysis
Melissa Lucio granted stay of execution, but threat to her life remains
The case of Melissa Lucio reflects the larger racist, sexist bent of the justice system, which imprisons countless innocent people.
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Militant Journalism
Migrants trapped at Otay Mesa Detention Center face deadly pandemic conditions
People at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and facilities across the country are being placed in dangerous environments for weeks…
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Features
Activists speak out in Louisiana as support for ICE detainee hunger strike grows
On Dec. 13, activists gathered in Monroe and Jena, Louisiana to hold press conferences at both the Richwood and LaSalle…
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