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Biden Upholds Last-Minute Trump Memo That Would Send 4,000 People Back to Prison
Marquez is one of over 4,000 people who were released from federal prison to home confinement under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to stem the spread of COVID-19 behind bars. The CARES Act prioritizes the release of people ...[Read more]
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How a white mob lynched a Black man, destroyed a city and got away with it
In 1919, white rioters stormed into an Omaha courthouse and dragged a Black jailed man who said he was innocent out to his death ...[Read more]
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A Veteran Tried to Credit Black Americans on Memorial Day. His Mic Got Muted.
Retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter was speaking at an American Legion service in Hudson, Ohio, on Monday when he was intentionally silenced. ...[Read more]
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Do Prisons Keep Us Safe? Author Victoria Law Busts Myths About Mass Incarceration in New Book
As the first anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd approaches, we speak with author and journalist Victoria Law, who says despite the mass movement to fight systemic racism sparked by Floyd’s death, persistent myths about policing, incarc ...[Read more]
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Prison Laborers Are Paid Pennies to Maintain the Prisons They are Incarcerated In
More than 4,000 private corporations in the U.S. have a financial stake in the expansion of the public prison system. ...[Read more]
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