Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Our Democracy in the Worst Ways Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Our Democracy in the Worst Ways
Congressman Mark Pocan just got the House to approve an end to Census counts that distort representation at local and state levels.
Mar 8, 2019 / John Nichols
Immigrant Advocates Just Got JPMorgan Chase to Stop Financing Private Prisons Immigrant Advocates Just Got JPMorgan Chase to Stop Financing Private Prisons
Next up? All the other major banks financing private detention centers.
Mar 8, 2019 / Javier H. Valdés and Ana María Archila
‘A New Horror’: Sikh Men Go on Hunger Strike in ICE Custody ‘A New Horror’: Sikh Men Go on Hunger Strike in ICE Custody
We watched one hunger striker, seemingly on the brink of death, collapse in front of us.
Mar 7, 2019 / Margaret Brown Vega and Nathan Craig
Not Even Prison Walls Can Silence Duterte’s Nemesis Not Even Prison Walls Can Silence Duterte’s Nemesis
Amid a crackdown on independent media, the defiant Philippine Senator Leila de Lima enters her third year as a political prisoner.
Feb 27, 2019 / Walden Bello
Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent. Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent.
The case of an intellectually disabled prisoner on death row is a window into the many flaws in the death penalty in America.
Feb 19, 2019 / Ashoka Mukpo
For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start
Progressives should seize on the law’s momentum and help it grow.
Feb 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris
After eight years of Obama’s winks and nods, the code-switching playbook has been played out.
Jan 28, 2019 / Editorial / Aaron Ross Coleman
‘You’re Going to Let Me Die From This’: Prisoners Fight to Access a Hepatitis-C Cure ‘You’re Going to Let Me Die From This’: Prisoners Fight to Access a Hepatitis-C Cure
Inmates are being denied treatment, and it’s creating an epidemic.
Jan 25, 2019 / Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
The immigration agency spent the holidays releasing hundreds of refugees onto the streets of El Paso. Asylum seekers deserve better.
Jan 11, 2019 / Todd A. Curry
‘You Guys Are Coming Home’ ‘You Guys Are Coming Home’
Sentenced to life in prison without parole as teenagers, these inmates never thought they’d be free—now they’re preparing for a life outside.
Jan 9, 2019 / Katya Cengel