News & Commentary about Mass Incarceration
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Jul 3, 2014
CCA Continues to Cite Misleading Study It Funded
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Jun 26, 2014
Another Day, Another 124 Violent SWAT Raids
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Jun 18, 2014
Preying on the Poor: For-Profit Probation Edition
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Jun 18, 2014
Vee Isn't the Scariest Villain in Orange Is the New Black. This Is.
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Jun 6, 2014
Dee's Triumph: One of the Most Important Trans Victories You Never Heard Of
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Jun 5, 2014
Orange Is the New Black Is Filmed at a Real Jail Flooded with Sewage
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May 28, 2014
WTF? Our Tax Dollars Are Being Spent to Jail a Vet for Being Poor
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May 28, 2014
The U.S. Government Treats Detained Immigrants Like Slaves
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May 20, 2014
Karma: Private Prison Company Throws Shade and Fails, Badly
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May 14, 2014
With Only Your Wits and an Empty Can of Pepper Spray to Protect You