Ending the Cash Bail System in America
Most people in pretrial detention in the U.S. are incarcerated because they cannot afford to pay their cash bail.
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Most people in pretrial detention in the U.S. are incarcerated because they cannot afford to pay their cash bail.
read moreThe RICO Act was initially passed to prosecute the Mafia but has since been used against protesters, doctors, and artists.
read moreImmigrants in two for-profit detention centers in California are on a hunger strike against the “abhorrent” conditions in the facilities.
read moreThe world’s largest carceral system oversees an aging prison population as incarcerated elders are condemned to a lifetime of confinement.
read more"I feel real positive and real prayerful that I will get a stay of execution," said Leonard "Raheem" Taylor, a Black Missouri man scheduled to be
read moreAmplifying the work of Just Detention International, an organization committed to those that experience sexual abuse while incarcerated.
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read moreAn explainer on President Biden’s marijuana pardon and its impact on drug incarceration and decriminalization efforts.
read moreActivists call for the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex amid its ongoing “humanitarian crisis” that has seen a rise in deaths.
read moreThe school-to-prison pipeline introduces students to the criminal legal system, affecting their mental health, academic potential, and livelihoods.
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