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#mass incarceration
  • Justice
    Watch ‘RIKERS: An American Jail’
    August 13, 2018
    A riveting film from Bill Moyers and team brings you face to face with what it's like to be incarcerated in the United States.
  • Justice
    Marshall: A Little-Known Story With a Well-known Hero
    December 8, 2017
    | Titi Yu
    Before he was a Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights lawyer battling the same forces that confront our justice system today.
  • Justice
    When Communities Say Poverty Shouldn't Keep People in Jail
    November 28, 2017
    | Amy Roe
    Five out of six people behind bars awaiting trial are there simply because they can’t afford bail. Community bail funds offer a solution.
  • Activism
    Going Beyond Sanctuary: Building Freedom Cities
    November 15, 2017
    | danteberry2
    Million Hoodies for Justice, a human rights organization set up following the death of Trayvon Martin, is resisting the Trump criminal justice agenda and organizing to build safe communities for everyone.
  • Justice
    It’s Time to Stop Using Inmates for Free Labor
    October 23, 2017
    | Annie McGrew and Angela Hanks
    Some of our favorite brands are using virtually free prison labor to produce their products and services. Guess who profits?
  • Justice
    Watch 'RIKERS: An American Jail'
    August 21, 2017
    A riveting new film from Bill Moyers and team brings you face to face with what it's like to be incarcerated in the United States.
  • Poets & Writers
    The Limits Imposed on Reform: Reginald Dwayne Betts
    August 18, 2017
    | Kyle Dargan
    Find Betts’ writing and share it with those you think may find in it validation and strength, Kyle Dargan advises.
  • Justice
    Hiring the Formerly Incarcerated as a Business Model
    August 9, 2017
    | Jessica Wang
    Fair chance hiring gives businesses dedicated workers and the formerly incarcerated a chance to get beyond stereotypes.
  • Inequality
    What Life Is Like After a Life Sentence
    June 23, 2017
    | Samantha Michaels and Jessica Earnshaw
    After 33 years behind bars, a man struggles with navigating the bus system, grasping the internet and getting a job.
  • Environment
    America's Toxic Prisons
    June 9, 2017
    | Candice Bernd, Zoe Loftus-Farren and Maureen Nandini Mitra
    The toxic impact of prisons extends far beyond any individual prison.


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