Why Crime Victims Joined the Fight for Parole Justice in New York Survivors’ needs and opinions vary—and many have not found justice when they turn to the criminal legal system. Victoria Law
Arizona’s Incarcerated Firefighters Push for Legislation That Recognizes Their Labor By Reducing Their Sentences Unlike other states, Arizona offers minimal early release credits for the prisoners it sends to fight its wildfires. Hannah Critchfield
Alabama Prisoners Say They’ve Been Punished For Trying to Reduce Violence A wave of hunger strikes hit Alabama prisons as DOJ released a report calling the facilities “unconstitutional.” Raven Rakia
Justice in America Episode 20: Mariame Kaba and Prison Abolition Josie and Clint talk about prison abolition with Mariame Kaba. Josie Duffy Rice, Clint Smith
Florida Locales Vote to Stop Using Prison Labor—and Others May Follow One commissioner wants the state Department of Corrections to show proof that his county isn’t just using prisoners as ‘slaves.’ Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
A Prison Strike in Minnesota Actually Got Results Most prison strikes are met with retaliation and abuse, but one recent work stoppage is starting to pay off. Raven Rakia
House of Cards ‘Cold case’ playing cards were just introduced into Delaware prisons in hopes of producing tips on unsolved homicides—but critics warn that informants cultivated behind bars can be dangerously unreliable. Lauren Gill
‘There’s An All-out Manhunt’: A Strike Organizer Speaks From Prison An imprisoned organizer with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak said prison officials are trying to identify those leading the strike. Raven Rakia
Why Prisoners are Striking Today Prisoners are striking to end death by incarceration, prison slavery and poor living conditions. Raven Rakia
Angola Prisoner Says He Was Punished For Organizing Against ‘Slavery’ Ronald Brooks was helping plan a prison strike when he was abruptly transferred to a new prison hours away. Bryce Covert
Louisiana Prisoners Demand an End to ‘Modern-day Slavery’ People incarcerated at Angola want opportunities for education instead of hard labor in the fields. Bryce Covert
