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A Voter’s Guide To Georgia’s Runoff Election

Control of the U.S. Senate hinges on the results of next month’s runoff.

Dawn Milam Dec 02, 2020

Michigan Lifers Are Organizing Their Families to Vote

The Adolescent Redemption Project, a new group organized by Michigan prisoners sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, is advocating for progressive prosecutors.

Marcia Brown Oct 22, 2020

‘Democracy Pressure-Tested’: Voter Suppression Efforts Underway As Election Nears

Efforts by elected leaders in several states are making it harder to get to the polls and fomenting misinformation about the election amid a pandemic.

Joshua Vaughn Oct 21, 2020

California’s Proposition 20 Would Roll Back Years of Criminal Justice Reform

The ballot initiative, supported by police, corporations, and even big grocery chains, would use more taxpayer money to incarcerate people, rather than invest in other social services.

Ray Levy Uyeda Oct 08, 2020

My Vote Was Taken Away From My Community and Given To a District Where I Was Incarcerated

Prison-based gerrymandering takes political power away from Black and Latinx communities—power that could be used to push for more funding for schools, social services, infrastructure, and other important reforms.

Robert Saleem Holbrook Mar 02, 2020