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Words Matter: Don’t Call People Felons, Convicts, or Inmates
When Jerome R. Wright was incarcerated, corrections officers called him by his…
Mar 31, 2021
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City Jail Populations Are Falling, So Why Are Their Budgets Increasing?
Jail populations in big cities have declined nearly 30 percent in the last…
Mar 25, 2021
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Incluso después de haber ganado mi caso, el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas no me quería liberar hasta que intervino mi abogada
Cuando llegué al centro de detención, no sabía qué sentir. Pasaba la mayor…
Mar 24, 2021
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Ending the Death Penalty Is a Step Toward Racial Justice
Last year, after a 17-year hiatus, the U.S. Department of Justice resumed…
Mar 11, 2021
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Three New Bills Could Advance Immigrant Justice in Maryland
Nora—a mother of three who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Mar 05, 2021
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Incarcerated Students Will Have Access to Pell Grants Again. What Happens Now?
Incarcerated people earn pennies per hour for the work they do in prison, so…
Mar 04, 2021
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Immigration Courts Are Acting Like Business as Usual During the Pandemic, with Dire Consequences
John Peng could barely hear his client, Michael*, as he testified by video…
Mar 03, 2021
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Vaccine Hesitancy Is Fueling the Pandemic in Jails, Prisons, and Communities
There have been at least 101,785 cases of COVID-19 among prison staff…
Feb 26, 2021
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Even after I Won My Case, ICE Wouldn’t Let Me Go until My Lawyer Intervened
When I got to the detention facility, I didn’t know what to feel. I was in a…
Feb 25, 2021
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Illinois Bill Makes History, Highlights Criminalization-to-Homelessness Pipeline
On January 13, the Illinois General Assembly unanimously passed the Public…
Feb 23, 2021