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October 15, 2021
Why Activists Are Calling on Kathy Hochul to “Free Them All”
Speaking in midtown Friday, activists called on the New York governor to commute the sentences of abuse victims “as a first step towards reparations.”
Victoria Law
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October 12, 2021
How “Terror Capitalism” Links Uyghur Oppression to the Global Economy
The camps in Xinjiang and undocumented work in the US are part of the same continuum of unfreedom.
Darren Byler
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October 11, 2021
“They Are Throwing New Yorkers Into Cages on Rikers Island in Our Name!”
In a rare move, a group of elected officials has begun showing up in courtrooms to bear witness to the banal cruelty that keep Rikers going.
Jocelyn Simonson
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October 6, 2021
Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death
Isaabdul Karim wasn’t sentenced to death. In fact, he was never sentenced at all.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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October 5, 2021
Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today
In spite of the the pleas of Representatives Cori Bush and Emmanuel Cleaver, Governor Mike Parson has declined to grant clemency to Ernest Johnson.
Aída Chávez
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September 24, 2021
Cece Jones-Davis Wants to Stop an Execution
Julius Jones is on death row in Oklahoma, but there’s a growing movement that just might save his life.
Karlos K. Hill
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September 13, 2021
David Gilbert Should Be Free
Given his perfect 40-year record, denial by the Parole Board would signal that prison is just about punishment and revenge.
John Mage
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September 13, 2021
Honoring Attica After Half a Century
It’s time to demand law enforcement accountability for the death of unarmed citizens not just on America’s streets but also in our prisons.
Heather Ann Thompson
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September 7, 2021
Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star.
The 66-year-old wants to use Black art to transform Compton.
Karlos K. Hill
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September 1, 2021
New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet
Despite passing a landmark bill banning new contracts with the agency, there’s still a long way to go to truly abolish it at the state level.
Whitney Strub