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  •  Alfre Woodard and Jamie Foxx. A middle-aged Black woman with brown curly hair and Black man with short hair cut.

    Alfre Woodard and Jamie Foxx On Playing Roles Set In Prisons

    Foxx: “The reason I don’t want to go see somebody in jail is because I don’t want to get used to that.”

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Dec 5, 2019 2:41PM EST
    Several incarcerated firefighters in orange jumpsuits look on as a plane passes over a burned down field.

    California Uses Prison Labor to Battle Dangerous Wildfires

    Some 2,000 incarcerated firefighters from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are earning just $2 a day to contain the largest wildfire ever recorded in the state’s history.

    catherine lizette gonzalez Aug 9, 2018 5:34PM EDT
    Cannabis arrests

    REPORT: Racial Disparities Persist Despite Marijuana Legalization Measures

    Despite widespread succes of state-level legalization laws, Black and Latinx people remain disproportionate victims of racial profiling and over policing.

    Alfonso Serrano Jan 23, 2018 1:18PM EST
    A shadow is cast of a cell door of a male prison on March 15, 2017, in Wrexham, Wales.

    READ: How Prisons Are Affected By Climate Change

    Across the country, incarcerated men and women’s lives are in danger as a result of facilities’ environmental violations.

    Yessenia Funes Jun 2, 2017 2:24PM EDT

    This Mother’s Day, Let's Honor Our Mamas With Actions That Reflect the Radical Roots of the Holiday

    Keeping in mind the spirit of its origins, we offer you a range of ways to do good on Mother’s Day.

    Deepa Iyer May 12, 2017 7:08AM EDT
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    This Organization Makes the Case for Prisoners in the EPA's EJ Plan

    The Human Rights Defense Center submitted an 11-page comment yesterday for the EPA’s EJ 2020 Action Agenda. The premise? Prisoners’ rights.

    Yessenia Funes Jul 29, 2016 1:01PM EDT
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