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Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

New York offers a path to justice for incarcerated survivors

Tamar by Tamar Sarai August 22nd, 2023August 23rd, 2023

The Adult Survivors Act has brought to light the stories of formerly and currently incarcerated women who faced sexual abuse at the hands of authorities in New York State prisons

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Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

The war on drugs persists for older incarcerated people in Florida

by Khawla Nakua and Anthony Cobb February 22nd, 2023February 23rd, 2023
color photograph of a spread out outdoor protest in support of student debt cancellation. a black person wearing a black shirt holds a yellow paper sign in the foreground with handwritten black text that reads: "pres biden cancel student debt"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Student debt initiatives must include incarcerated people

Tamar by Tamar Sarai February 8th, 2023February 8th, 2023
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Universal basic income eases caregiving after incarceration

by Makaelah Walters January 5th, 2023January 5th, 2023
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

In 2022, the workers’ rights movement continued to grow

by Lara Witt January 2nd, 2023December 15th, 2022
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Prison health care is only available if you can afford it

by Cecille Joan Avila October 31st, 2022October 31st, 2022
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Restoring voting rights to those trapped by the carceral system goes beyond successful legislation

Tamar by Tamar Sarai October 19th, 2022October 19th, 2022
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Fighting California’s fires requires carceral reform and a Just Transition

by Ray Levy Uyeda September 28th, 2022September 28th, 2022
A Latino man with a mustache wearing a bright yellow firefighter's uniform holds a hose over his shoulder and looks to the left of the camera
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Ban the Box policies reduce job barriers for formerly incarcerated people

Tamar by Tamar Sarai August 30th, 2022January 23rd, 2023
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Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

The recession may make things worse for formerly incarcerated BIPOC

by Sakshi Udavant August 5th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

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