In Depth
Making Men Pay
For incarcerated fathers, child-support and related debt create their own feedback loops of disadvantage and punishment.
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The Problem With Innocence
Human sacrifice, and nothing else, is the central problem that organizes the carceral geographies of the prison-industrial complex.
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Sexual Policing
Law enforcement of women’s bodies is a structural and systematic form of police violence. All of us are less safe if we don’t end this brutal expression of state-sanctioned power.
Life Inside
Burn the Spot
Writing about people you encounter in prison carries special responsibilities.
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Canaries in the Coalmine
We must not pretend that the countless people who are routinely targeted by police are isolated.
Surveillance
A Model City
How e-carceration grabbed a hold of Camden is a cautionary tale for those of us who envision a future without policing.
Crimmigration
The Border State
Our nation’s turn toward punitiveness for people arriving at the Southwest border coincided with the modern era of mass incarceration.
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Vulnerable Places
Entire communities are singularly exposed to punishment. Understanding how is central to combating mass incarceration.
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Copaganda
How pop culture helped turn police officers into rock stars — and Black folks into criminals.
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Resistance Is Futile
In ways large and small, defendants who try to assert their voice in the criminal legal system see their agency denied — including, sometimes, by their own lawyers.