Jailing the Poor for Fines and...

Feb 4, 2018 by

[Translate] By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview (Photo: Neirfy / Shutterstock) Far too many people are considered guilty of being...

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SESSIONS ISSUES SWEEPING NEW C...

May 13, 2017 by

[Translate] What the attorney general’s new charging policy means Embed Share Play Video3:30 Former attorney general Eric...

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THE MOST INCARCERATED CITY IN ...

Jan 3, 2017 by

THE MOST INCARCERATED CITY IN THE MOST INCARCERATED STATE CONSIDERS EXPANDING NOTORIOUS JAIL

[Translate] Aviva Shen   THINK PROGRESS New Orleans-based journalist, focusing on criminal justice. yesterday The sheriff wants to...

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QUARTER OF INMATES COULD HAVE ...

Dec 11, 2016 by

QUARTER OF INMATES COULD HAVE BEEN SPARED PRISON WITHOUT RISK, STUDY SAYS

[Translate] US prisons THE GUARDIAN Study of 1.5 million prisoners finds that drug treatment, community service, probation or fines...

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THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY...

Nov 27, 2016 by

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY QUIETLY BACKING OUT OF ITS PROMISE TO PHASE OUT PRIVATE PRISONS

[Translate] PRISON BOON   “QUARTZ” Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) Written by Hanna...

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THE US GOVERNMENT HAS USED A S...

Oct 2, 2016 by

THE US GOVERNMENT HAS USED A SECTION OF THE PATRIOT ACT AFTER 9/11 TO CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE OF COLOR

[Translate] Post-9/11, the threat of terrorism has justified detention, incarceration and mass surveillance Azadeh Shahshahani and...

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Obama to Reinforce the Militar...

Aug 11, 2016 by

Obama to Reinforce the Militarized Police Occupation of Black America

[Translate] By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report  TRUTHDIG Exile on Ontario St. / CC BY-SA 2.0 Black activists confronted police terror...

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OUR NOMINEE IS A DISASTER: TIM...

Mar 16, 2016 by

OUR NOMINEE IS A DISASTER: TIME MAY BE RUNNING OUT, BUT DEMOCRATS WILL RUE CLINTON OVER SANDERS

[Translate] Why there’s no chance in hell I’m voting for Hillary — and you shouldn’t either H. A. Goodman ...

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HURRICANE KATRINA, THE POLITIC...

Sep 10, 2015 by

HURRICANE KATRINA, THE POLITICS OF DISPOSABILITY, AND THE INSENSITIVITY OF MALCOLM GLADWELL

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   By Henry A. Giroux, CounterPunch     Malcolm Gladwell. (Surian Soosay / CC BY 2.0) This piece first...

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What Has Your Time in the Gard...

Apr 27, 2015 by

What Has Your Time in the Garden Meant to You?

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor “I was in the cafeteria of the Men’s Maximum Security Facility in Cranston, Rhode Island, to...

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5 Ways It’s Become a Cri...

Apr 26, 2015 by

5 Ways It’s Become a Crime to Be Poor in America, Punishable by Further Impoverishment

[Translate] Economy New report details perverse policies that are driving more people into hopeless, inescapable poverty. By Terrell...

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Belgium is abolishing all pris...

Mar 23, 2015 by

Belgium is abolishing all prison sentences under one year

[Translate]   The proposal will both save money and lead to a more effective justice system, the country’s government says...

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