Prison reform

Students Protest BLM

15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer 15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer

Amid a nationwide struggle against racism, a generation grows.

Aug 7, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Barack Obama

How Prison Reform Became a Presidential Priority How Prison Reform Became a Presidential Priority

Obama’s prison visit would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. But organizing and advocacy created a new consensus.

Jul 16, 2015 / Benjamin Todd Jealous

Prison block

I Thought I’d Escaped Poverty. Then I Went to Prison. I Thought I’d Escaped Poverty. Then I Went to Prison.

One woman’s story of the myth of rehabilitative incarceration.

Jul 13, 2015 / Amme Voz

The ACLU Has a New Plan to Win on Criminal Justice Reform and LGBT Equality

The ACLU Has a New Plan to Win on Criminal Justice Reform and LGBT Equality The ACLU Has a New Plan to Win on Criminal Justice Reform and LGBT Equality

Take the fight directly to voters.

Jul 2, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot

The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot

And how our rush to lock up immigrants has overwhelmed the federal prison system.

Jun 23, 2015 / Investigation / Seth Freed Wessler

Newt Gingrich

Does it Matter Why the Right Wants Criminal-Justice Reform? Does it Matter Why the Right Wants Criminal-Justice Reform?

Many reformers on the left are optimistic that this time, bipartisan consensus will tilt in a progressive direction.

Mar 27, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

How California Voters Got So Smart on Crime

How California Voters Got So Smart on Crime How California Voters Got So Smart on Crime

Reform advocates are making a compelling case for policies that take aim at mass incarceration.

Mar 26, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky

Why Americans Don’t Care About Prison Rape

Why Americans Don’t Care About Prison Rape Why Americans Don’t Care About Prison Rape

And what happens when the problem escapes from behind bars.

Mar 2, 2015 / Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig

One Thing Republicans and Democrats Are Starting to Work Together On (and It’s Not War)

One Thing Republicans and Democrats Are Starting to Work Together On (and It’s Not War) One Thing Republicans and Democrats Are Starting to Work Together On (and It’s Not War)

Momentum for criminal justice reform is growing.

Feb 20, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

This Is How Black Girls End Up in the School-To-Prison Pipeline

This Is How Black Girls End Up in the School-To-Prison Pipeline This Is How Black Girls End Up in the School-To-Prison Pipeline

Harsh discipline is said to put black boys at risk, but black girls are suspended six times more than white girls. A new report asks why.

Feb 5, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain

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