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Category: Crime, Reform & Abolition

Centering the humanity of people impacted by the criminal legal system and those who are currently and formerly incarcerated, Prism’s reporting exposes and interrogates the violence of the mass incarceration and policing, and examines pathways for reform and abolition.

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America is getting safer. So let’s choose facts over fear

by Emily Galvin Almanza July 25th, 2019April 14th, 2022
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California has seen massive progressive criminal justice reform—but the fight is far from over

by Emily Galvin Almanza July 18th, 2019April 14th, 2022
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Philadelphia DA wants state Supreme Court to declare the death penalty unconstitutional

by Alexandra Arriaga July 16th, 2019April 14th, 2022
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Civil rights groups mobilize to register ex-felon voters in battle against Florida poll tax law

by Alexandra Arriaga July 3rd, 2019April 14th, 2022
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Formerly incarcerated citizens across Louisiana are celebrating their right to vote

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Black Voters Matter Fund to help ex-felons return to the voter rolls across Louisiana

by Alexandra Arriaga June 28th, 2019April 14th, 2022
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A call to enter politics becomes a lifelong mission to lift up Native communities

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