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In weighing the future of thousands placed on home confinement during the pandemic, the government should prioritize where they are now: in their communities.
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In weighing the future of thousands placed on home confinement during the pandemic, the government should prioritize where they are now: in their communities.
The largest public health professional organization in the U.S. took a stand against carceral systems as fundamentally antithetical to public health. Here’s why that matters.
After a clean sweep in November, Republicans are now running Virginia. But the prospect of more progress, and justice, remains within reach for all Virginians.
A growing carceral state has slowly replaced the coal industry in large swaths of Central Appalachia. But even here, a different future is possible.
There’s a direct link between the penal system and community wellbeing. Here’s why, and how, I decided to teach that connection to a group of public-health students.
Our movement was born out of our shared grief. Our voices reminded voters that the police should never police themselves.
People in counties with higher jail populations are getting sicker and dying younger. The data shows that mass incarceration is playing a role.
Entire communities are singularly exposed to punishment. Understanding how is central to combating mass incarceration.
Emboldened reactionaries tried to get voters to super-fund our city’s police force. But we out-organized them, and they lost badly. Here’s how we did it.
The end of the Cyrus Vance era at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office calls for a reckoning — and opens up opportunities for his successor.