News & Commentary about Criminal Justice Reform for LGBTQ People

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Mar 30, 2023

This Law Criminalizes Black Trans Women

This Law Criminalizes Black Trans Women

Oct 20, 2022

LA County’s Failure to Invest in Alternatives to Incarceration Fuels Inhumane Jail Conditions

LA County’s Failure to Invest in Alternatives to Incarceration Fuels Inhumane Jail Conditions

Sep 26, 2022

50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People

With helmets, gas masks and armed with shotguns, state police overlook the Attica prison yard which is filled with prisoners, face down in mud with their hands behind their heads. Other policemen are in orange ponchos are walking and searching the prisoners in Sept. 1971.

50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People

Jun 23, 2022

The Overcriminalization of America

The Overcriminalization of America

May 6, 2022

45 Years of Defending Liberty

Stephen Pevar discussing unjust illegal actions taken against Native American families by the state of South Dakota at a press conference.

45 Years of Defending Liberty

Apr 18, 2022

A Student’s Journey: Fighting for Education Rights While in Prison

A stack of books behind a chain-link fence.

A Student’s Journey: Fighting for Education Rights While in Prison

Jan 31, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is Still Delaying My Health Care, Despite a Court Order

A guard tower over the fence at a correctional health care facility.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is Still Delaying My Health Care, Despite a Court Order

Nov 20, 2020

To Protect Black Trans Lives, Decriminalize Sex Work

Black trans woman with long hair against dark background

To Protect Black Trans Lives, Decriminalize Sex Work

Nov 19, 2020

Remembrance, Resilience, and Response: Addressing An Epidemic of Violence Against Trans and Non-Binary People

Candle laid at an altar in memory of trans lives lost.

Remembrance, Resilience, and Response: Addressing An Epidemic of Violence Against Trans and Non-Binary People

Jun 18, 2020

A Trans Organizer on the Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work