incarceration

Death by Incarceration: America’s Aging Prison Population
An empty hallway of enclosed prison cells with tray slots on the steel doors.

Death by Incarceration: America’s Aging Prison Population

The world’s largest carceral system oversees an aging prison population as incarcerated elders are condemned to a lifetime of confinement.

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2400 1537 Andrew Lee
The Incarceration, Not Internment, of Japanese Americans
A concrete monument in the desert with Japanese Kanji characters vertically etched in stone, reads, “Soul Consoling Tower."

The Incarceration, Not Internment, of Japanese Americans

Often miscategorized as internment, the incarceration of Japanese Americans in 1942 is yet another instance of American cruelty in action.

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2400 1800 Jami Nakamura Lin
The Fight to End the Death Penalty and Save Leonard Taylor
An older man in gray jumpsuit and glasses is sitting down with his hands held together.

The Fight to End the Death Penalty and Save Leonard Taylor

"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 

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Supporting Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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Supporting Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Amplifying the work of Just Detention International, an organization committed to those that experience sexual abuse while incarcerated.

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2400 1581 Nicole Cardoza
President Biden’s Marijuana Pardons, Explained
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President Biden’s Marijuana Pardons, Explained

An explainer on President Biden’s marijuana pardon and its impact on drug incarceration and decriminalization efforts.

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2400 1600 Andrew Lee
The Continued Urgency to Close Rikers Island
A sky view of Riders Island. The jail complex has seven facilities throughout the island.

The Continued Urgency to Close Rikers Island

Activists call for the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex amid its ongoing “humanitarian crisis” that has seen a rise in deaths.

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2048 1365 Dominique Stewart
The Racist and Toxic Staff Culture in Prisons
A person in a orange jumpsuit in a jail cell.

The Racist and Toxic Staff Culture in Prisons

Due to policies and the staff culture in prisons, racial segregation and oppression are used to subjugate minority groups.

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Deinstitutionalization and the Creation of Modern-Day Asylums
An empty hallway in an abandoned hospital.

Deinstitutionalization and the Creation of Modern-Day Asylums

Despite its intentions, deinstitutionalization resulted in people with mental illness being moved from one carceral institution to another.

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2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
Facing Life: Mass Integration is Only Beginning
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Facing Life: Mass Integration is Only Beginning

Ending mass incarceration in prisons must be accompanied by creating “mass integration” for those released.

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2400 1594 Andrew Lee
The Cruelty of Sentencing Enhancements
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The Cruelty of Sentencing Enhancements

Sentencing enhancements are often used to coerce defendants out of their constitutional right to a trial. Advocates are working to eliminate the exploitative practice.

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2400 1607 Michael J Moore
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