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Prisoners today are fighting the same labor conditions behind bars that birthed the union movement in the 19th Century. ļ»æUS labor journalist…
Interview on the impact of closing three youth prisons in California, the history of mass incarceration in LA County, and the vision for what will happen next
Prisons aren’t “correctional” facilities, because they have no interest in correcting anything; the multibillion-dollar prison industry is interested in profits, and institutional racism keeps the money flowing
Interview about building a broad coalition to boycott the businesses that are tied to prison slavery
MIT Students Demand Divestment From Prison Profiteering Corporations
A report on Freddie Gray’s funeral explaining the context for the outburst of anger and frustration by youth in Baltimore
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