News & Commentary about Mass Incarceration
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Mar 1, 2024
President Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service
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Mar 13, 2023
Three Years Later, COVID-19 is Still a Threat to People Who Are Incarcerated
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Jun 15, 2022
Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers
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Jun 2, 2022
What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?
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Oct 8, 2021
What the Supreme Court Can and Can't Do About Mass Incarceration in the Current Term
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Mar 10, 2021
Meet the Activists Fighting to Free People from LA Jails
![Hendrey Boykins in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/WEB21-Boykins-Wordpress-Full-Desktop-01-2800x1400-1-400x266.jpg)
Feb 5, 2021
What It’s Like to Face a Deadly Pandemic Behind Bars
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Feb 5, 2021
Filmmaker Garrett Bradley on Time in the Criminal Justice System
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Dec 24, 2020
Incarcerated People Should Get Priority Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine. It's the Smart and Humane Thing to Do.