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Ending 鈥淒eath by Incarceration鈥�

A Pennsylvania man is challenging mandatory life without parole sentencing for felony murders in a case that has national implications.

| Sep 27, 2024

The Coffee Shops Countering Recidivism

A criminal record keeps many qualified candidates out of work; these coffee companies are helping clear the first hurdle.

Andy Hirschfeld | Mar 25, 2024

Opinion | Criminal Justice Reform | Holidays

Incarcerated Seniors Deserve a Chance to Come Home for the Holidays

Years of 鈥渢ough-on-crime鈥� policies have resulted in growing numbers of elderly people remaining in prison for decades. It鈥檚 past time to enact policies that help them come home.

Robert Saleem Holbrook | Dec 13, 2021

Abolition Through the Ages: Reform Versus Transformation, Then and Now

Just as slavery couldn鈥檛 be reformed and had to be ended, policing can鈥檛 be reformed and has to be abolished, say leaders of modern-day abolitionist movements.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Nov 15, 2021

How 鈥淪olitary Gardens鈥� Help Envision a World Without Prisons

Volunteers team up with people currently held in solitary confinement to build empathy, compassion, and advocacy for a world without prisons.

Roshan Abraham | Jul 2, 2021

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Ending 鈥淒eath by Incarceration鈥�

The Coffee Shops Countering Recidivism

Incarcerated Seniors Deserve a Chance to Come Home for the Holidays

Abolition Through the Ages: Reform Versus Transformation, Then and Now

How 鈥淪olitary Gardens鈥� Help Envision a World Without Prisons

We Don鈥檛 Need Prisons to Make Us Safer

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