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Incarcerated People Are on the Front Line of Hurricane Helene’s Destruction
When Hurricane Helene made landfall last week, thousands of incarcerated people were in its pathway as it pummeled parts of ...
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Why the “Mississippi Five” Deserve Parole After 40 Years in Prison
Five women in Mississippi have been incarcerated longer than any others in the state. One of the women shares her story.
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Incarcerated Protesters Say Federal Prisons Refuse to Release People on Time
More than 700 prisoners at FPC Montgomery in Alabama refused meals over concerns that the prison was refusing to release ...
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Loretta Pierre
Five women in Mississippi have been incarcerated longer than any others in the state. One of the women shares her story.
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Georgia Judge Refuses to Overturn ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Conviction
Medical experts testified that Danyel Smith’s child likely died of natural causes, but Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Ronnie K. Batchelor rejected a motion to overturn his 2003 murder conviction ...
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Prison watchdogs
In 2019, the state passed a law restricting how long prisons can hold people in isolation. But, according to a new report, people still say they’re being isolated for weeks and even months.