Mass Incarceration

The legacy of racism in America’s “justice” system has frequently resulted in the release of Black men from prison,…

Illinois on Monday became the first state to eliminate cash bail, the system under which people are kept in jail…

If you cracked open the New York Times on Sunday, you might’ve been greeted by the following full-page ad:

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Congress has given only one stimulus check to help Americans…

The family of Layleen Polanco, a trans-Afro-Latina who died while in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail last…

As activists have sustained calls for a radical transformation of our nation’s criminal justice system over the last…

Putting Black faces in high places will not be the solution to structural racism in the United States. And while…

Black Mamas Bail Out was first conceived as a continuation of centuries-long idea: that black people must be…

I’ve never spent a day of my life in prison, but after a recent rash of stabbings and violent attacks led to the…

In Mississippi, five inmates have been killed due to stabbings and attacks within the past week.

The city of St. Louis can no longer hold people in jail simply because they’re too poor to pay bail, a federal judge…

Anyone who thinks the black church is a bygone relic with no relevance to the social justice struggles of today may…

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Virginia apartment complex…

How much is an incarcerated person’s life worth? At one Michigan jail, about the cost of a Subway sandwich.

In one of the most memorable passages of his seminal autobiography, civil rights leader Malcolm X made explicit the…

It was a case so unfair, it quickly became a go-to talking point to illuminate the criminal justice system’s deep…

At the age of 52, Veronica Rex was put behind bars.

Six female corrections officers were arrested and arraigned in New York State Supreme Court following allegations…

The whole point of the “feeling cute” challenge was to have a little fun while on the job—or at least, while in your…

There’s something about the power of euphemism: you call someone a “prisoner” or an “inmate” and, suddenly, all…