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

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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
Dominique Stewart
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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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Slavery Hasn’t Been Abolished, It’s Been Reformed
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Slavery Hasn’t Been Abolished, It’s Been Reformed
Vidal Guzman
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Despite the end of slavery, forced labor practices continue in prisons and jails across the country, exploiting incarcerated people

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