News & Commentary about Mass Incarceration

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Apr 12, 2012

Standing Up Against Sexual Assault By the State

Apr 10, 2012

Los Angeles Sheriff Endorses Report Recommending Swift Closure of Infamous Jail

Apr 3, 2012

The Administration Must Act: Immigrants in Detention Deserve Equal Protection from Sexual Abuse

Apr 2, 2012

ACLU Calls for Tamms Closure

Mar 30, 2012

This Week in Civil Liberties (3/30/2012)

Mar 29, 2012

"A Picture of Such Horror as Should Be Unrealized Anywhere in the Civilized World"

Mar 28, 2012

Lampooning Immigration Jails While Exploiting the War on Women: Does the House Immigration Subcommitee Have Any Standards of Decency?

Mar 23, 2012

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Mar 21, 2012

How the Obama Administration Can Turn its Human Rights Promises into Concrete Action Against Racism

A painting of a prisoner in a dark cell with his back to the viewer holding on to the prison bars

Mar 21, 2012

Victory in Colorado: Closing Solitary Confinement Unit Good for Budget and Public Safety