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Dean Gillispie Wins $45 Million for Wrongful Conviction Read More »

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Dean Gillispie Wins $45 Million for Wrongful Conviction

Dean Gillispie Wins $45 Million for Wrongful Conviction: A Landmark Victory for Justice and Accountability In a significant and long-awaited victory, Dean Gillispie, an Ohio man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years, has been awarded $45 million in a civil lawsuit against the police department and detective responsible for his conviction. This case not […]

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Resource spotlight: UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project leads the way in prison mortality statistics Read More »

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Resource spotlight: UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project leads the way in prison mortality statistics

The UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project is a groundbreaking initiative that seeks to address the alarming lack of transparency surrounding prison mortality statistics. As prison populations continue to grow, and concerns about human rights in carceral systems increase, the need for accurate, accessible data on prison deaths has never been more urgent. This project,

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Sustainable Action Now asks you to Take Action Now—Say Goodbye to 2024 by Taking Action on 24 Urgent Campaigns Read More »

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Sustainable Action Now asks you to Take Action Now—Say Goodbye to 2024 by Taking Action on 24 Urgent Campaigns

As we approach the end of 2024, there’s no better time to reflect on how far we’ve come in the fight for animal rights and what we still have to do. This year has been full of victories for animals, thanks to the power of online activism. Yet, there is always more to be done.

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GEO Group, CoreCivic, LaSalle Corrections, and the Management Training Corporation are private ICE detention & glorified private prisons Read More »

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GEO Group, CoreCivic, LaSalle Corrections, and the Management Training Corporation are private ICE detention & glorified private prisons

Private detention centers for illegal immigration, like other types of private prisons, operate under a business model that relies on maximizing the number of detainees in order to generate profits. These centers are typically run by private corporations under contracts with government agencies, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Much like traditional private

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Unveiling the Hidden Labor Force of Cotton Picking and U.S. Prison Programs Read More »

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Unveiling the Hidden Labor Force of Cotton Picking and U.S. Prison Programs

The connection between the overrepresentation of African Americans in the prison system and the optics of labor programs within prisons, such as those reminiscent of historical cotton picking, can evoke deeply troubling parallels to slavery. African Americans are disproportionately represented in the U.S. prison system, a phenomenon often linked to systemic issues such as racial

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President Biden’s Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service Read More »

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President Biden’s Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service

In January 2021, President Joe Biden issued a landmark executive order aimed at phasing out the use of for-profit prisons within the federal criminal justice system. This order, intended to end the practice of contracting with private prison companies that profit from incarceration, was a significant step towards reforming the system and addressing concerns about

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Congress’s FY2024 DHS Spending Bill Enriches the Private Prison Industry at the Expense of People and Communities Read More »

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Congress’s FY2024 DHS Spending Bill Enriches the Private Prison Industry at the Expense of People and Communities

Congress has released its Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and it promises to make the detention and border enforcement system more dangerous and deadly while underfunding the civil society organizations and communities that provide critical services to newly arriving immigrants. Jesse Franzblau, senior policy analyst at the National