By Justin Gardner Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) made the shocking statement that it will no longer use private prisons to incarcerate…
By Claire Bernish In a stunning turn of events, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it will no longer use private prisons to incarcerate…
By Derrick Broze A recent decision by the Department of Justice to close certain private prisons has been hailed by some as a victory, but…
By Derrick Broze As prisoners prepare for a nationwide prison strike, activists and supporters are descending on Columbus, Ohio for the Bend The Bars conference. …
By Alek Hidell A new report on Texas in-custody deaths, released by the Texas Justice Initiative, showed that nearly 7,000 inmates died between 2005 and…
By Joshua Krause The city council for Coalinga, California recently passed two marijuana measures, the latter of which is rife with irony. First, they voted…
By Clarice Palmer Holly Harris may wear cowboy boots to work, but the Kentucky mom and Executive Director for the US Justice Action Network (USJAN)…
By Justin Gardner While the myth of ‘American exceptionalism’ continues to plague the thoughts of politicians and TV infotainment “news” channels, it behooves us to…
By William N. Grigg Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a relentless self-promoter who christened himself “The World’s Toughest Sheriff,” has invited Phoenix-area parents to…
By Lily Dane A Texas jail has been caging people who are too poor to afford bail, according to a new lawsuit. Harris County Jail –…
By Derrick Broze On Monday, Supreme Court Justices decided not to address an appeal from Native American inmates who are fighting for their religious right…
By Matt Agorist On Saturday, economists in U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration released a report detailing the adverse effects on the economy derived from locking non-violent…
By Brandon Turbeville Candidate for Napa County Board of Supervisors, District 2, James Hinton, drew quite a bit of attention to himself for his staunch…
By Carey Wedler New York prisons are increasingly notorious for their corruption, brutality, and incompetence. Last year, two convicted murderers escaped from the Clinton Correctional…