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Two activists stand in front of a large black and white photograph of Mumia, shown smiling. Both activists are Black, one an older woman and the other a younger man. They have their fists raised. The younger man is speaking into a microphone.

Politics and Movements: US

‘Justice must prevail’: a global call for freedom of US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

by Peoples Dispatch February 21, 2023March 14, 2024

David Fowler posing in an empty coroner's office. There are medical carts and instruments behind him. He is wearing a blue button-down shirt with a tie and crossing his arms as he looks at the camera. He is a balding.white man with a light beard.

Prisons and Policing

Maryland medical examiner who testified at Derek Chauvin trial to be audited for rulings in 100 police-custody deaths

by Taya Graham, Stephen Janis and Jayne Miller January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

A person’s hands resting outside bars in a prison corridor.”

Rattling the Bars

Louisiana to imprison juveniles at Angola Prison’s death row

by Mansa Musa January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Illustration of three prisoners walking on the grounds of an abandoned prison in winter (digital art style, illustration painting).

Prisons and Policing

The holidays are the most painful time of year to be behind bars

by Eddie Conway and Maximillian Alvarez December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

People standing outdoors with protest signs

Rattling the Bars

2022 was Rikers Island’s deadliest year. Again.

by Mansa Musa December 12, 2022December 12, 2022

A photo of a green cannabis leaf lying down on sound block under gavel over USA flag on wooden table.

Rattling the Bars

It’s time to legalize marijuana

by Mansa Musa October 31, 2022November 1, 2022

Prison with iron fences.

Rattling the Bars

Repurposing prisons can revitalize rural America

by Mansa Musa August 22, 2022August 25, 2022

Stock photo of prison guard talking to inmates.

Prisons and Policing

How Maryland is preventing prisoners from getting college degrees

by Mansa Musa June 27, 2022July 4, 2022

Thirteen-year-old Lindsey Kidd (left) of White Bear Lake, Minnesota , embraces her mother Cheryl Kidd (right), an inmate at the Pekin, Illinois, federal prison, as the time arrives for their visit to end on Sept. 22, 2000.

Prisons and Policing

Cutting incarcerated mothers off from their families hurts everyone

by Mansa Musa June 6, 2022March 20, 2024

Photo of a pre-made breakfast of Rice Krispies and peanut butter at the Anaheim Police Department jail in Anaheim, California, taken on March 5, 2015.

Prisons and Policing

‘I wouldn’t even feed this to my dog’: The inhumane reality of prison food

by Mansa Musa May 16, 2022March 20, 2024