mass 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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1200 769 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 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
Slavery Hasn’t Been Abolished, It’s Been Reformed
A black and white photo of a person sitting indoors, next to a barred and fenced up window.

Slavery Hasn’t Been Abolished, It’s Been Reformed

Despite the end of slavery, forced labor practices continue in prisons and jails across the country, exploiting incarcerated people

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