News & Commentary about Fiscal Cost of Mass Incarceration
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Jun 2, 2022
What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?
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Nov 13, 2019
Oklahomans Just Made History — and They Can Do it Again
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Oct 9, 2014
A Psychotic Episode Shouldn't End in a Jail Cell
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Sep 29, 2014
The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too!
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Nov 5, 2013
The Biggest, Baddest Prison Profiteer of Them All
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Oct 22, 2013
As Immigration Reform Comes Up Again, Watch This Private Prison Company
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Oct 1, 2013
Meet the Prison Phone Company Profiting Off Love
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May 7, 2013
Three Reasons to Join Our Protest of 30 Years of Private Prisons Today in D.C.
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May 6, 2013
Two Weeks of Protests Start Tomorrow! 30 Years of For-Profit Prisons Is Nothing to Celebrate