Bianca Tylek’s new book The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits reveals how corporations, investors, and government actors profit from human incarceration, and provides a blueprint for resistance through divestment campaigns, legislative advocacy, and public pressure.
Mass incarceration is a complex issue that cannot be solved by simply tweaking the system, but rather by addressing the root causes of violence and poverty and reducing the number of people incarcerated.
Civil liberties in America are under threat due to the rise of surveillance creep, mass deportations, and mass incarceration, which may have been facilitated by Proposition 36, and individuals can push back by advocating for facial recognition bans and protecting their privacy.
The US has nearly 2 million people behind bars, leading the world in incarceration. On World Health…
DA Jeff Reisig boasts of a “new era of accountability,” but critics say it’s a return to…
NORTHAMPTON, MA — Seven truths and elements of mass incarceration that expose the criminal legal system are…
Commission Warns Closure Deadline at Risk, Offers Bold Strategies for a Safer, More Equitable NYC New York…
On Transgender Day of Visibility, the Prison Policy Initiative released a sobering reminder of the disproportionate toll…
How the Criminal Justice System’s War on Evil Breeds Injustice We invoke the word evil in moments…
In a new episode of Everyday Injustice, sociologist and author Brittany Friedman discusses her new book Carceral…
As Women’s History Month comes to a conclusion across the United States, a sobering statistic casts a…
This week, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office issued a press release touting the conviction of Kenneth…
In this episode of Everyday Injustice, we hear from Kwaneta Harris, currently incarcerated at the Lane Murray…
The statistics are staggering but not surprising: 50% of people in state prisons have a substance use…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – New data shows a shift in incarceration outcomes in San Francisco three years…
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — After more than a decade of declining incarceration rates, prisons and jails across the…
The first time I saw Matt Mahan’s name was on a lawn sign during his run for the…
The latest data from the Prison Policy Initiative paints a disturbing picture of how our criminal justice…
The Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition has strongly condemned the Trump administration’s latest policy, which, among other measures,…
The Yolo County District Attorney’s press release on the sentencing of Joaquin Hernandez-Meneses is a prime example…