Tag: prison
14 guards beat Robert Brooks to death at New York prison...
Outrage and investigations follow the death of Robert Brooks in a violent incident at a New York prison.
After two decades without charge Pentagon repatriates Guantánamo detainee as Biden...
After over two decades without charge, a Guantánamo detainee is repatriated, raising urgent questions about justice and human rights.
Reproductive justice organizers in the South are finding new ways to...
A part of the reproductive justice framework and the driving force is to keep families together, independent of government control.
Blacks and Hispanics seeking parole face widening racial disparity, report finds
New York Times brought the racial disparity to light in 2016 when it reported “that fewer than one in six Black or Hispanic men was released at his first hearing, compared with one in four white men.”
‘Quaint and obsolete?’
As it happens, flagging interest in Guantánamo has coincided with an eerie larger cultural phenomenon—a turn away from history and memory.
Behind bars and beyond burgers: Exposing Alabama’s prison labor exploitation
This lawsuit seeks not only to compensate those who have been exploited, but also to dismantle a system that generates an estimated $450 million annually from this coerced labor.
Privatized prison healthcare in the US—profiteering at the expense of inmate...
Profiting from pain—the harsh reality of privatized prison healthcare in America.
New data tool details thousands of corporations profiting from US prison...
Companies in the database are assigned a "harm score" based on their responsibility for and responsiveness to their human rights violations.
Biden reviews Guantanamo prison; aims to close it before end of...
A revival of an Obama-era goal, President Joe Biden announced the launch of a formal review of the U.S. military prison at...
Four former correctional officers sentenced to prison for beating handcuffed inmate
“The sentences handed down in this case show that law enforcement officers who break the law, violate their oaths, and deprive inmates of their civil rights will be held accountable for their actions.”
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ICE is the American Gestapo, kidnapping and trafficking people
Why aren’t we arresting ICE agents when they break the law?
GOP proposal could slash food aid for millions, new analysis warns
As House Republicans push for deep SNAP cuts and expanded work requirements, experts warn the proposal would strip food assistance from millions of low-income people—including families, older adults, and veterans—without improving employment.
May Day uprising: Americans unite to resist Trump’s war on workers and democracy
With over 1,100 rallies planned across the country, May Day protesters call out Trump’s billionaire allies, labor rollbacks, and attacks on immigrants in what may become the largest workers’ demonstration in U.S. history.
Medicare for All returns to Congress as GOP pushes Medicaid cuts and corporate tax...
As Sanders and progressives reintroduce Medicare for All with growing support, Republican lawmakers propose historic Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.
Amazon walks back tariff transparency plan after Trump calls Bezos
After reports surfaced that Amazon might show consumers how much tariffs contribute to product prices, Trump intervened personally—and the plan was scrapped within hours.