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Holmesburg Prison's medical experiments are Philadelphia's 'lasting shame'

Crime, Reform & Abolition

Holmesburg Prison’s medical experiments are Philadelphia’s ‘lasting shame’

by Tamar Sarai May 15th, 2023May 16th, 2023

For over 20 years, Dr. Albert Kligman experimented on incarcerated men at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison. Those who profited have yet to redress the harm

Students are struggling with school lunch debt

Students are struggling with school lunch debt

by Aina Marzia April 18th, 2023April 18th, 2023

color photograph of two Black people's hands reaching towards the center of the frame. one holds a small drought-resistant plant out to the other against the backdrop of a prison fence with spiraling barbed wire across the top

Crime, Reform & Abolition

Intentional design can lay a blueprint for abolition

by Tamar Sarai March 16th, 2023March 16th, 2023

color stock photo of a woman's hand with an IV drip hooked up. her face is slightly out of frame as she lies in a hospital bed wearing a blue hospital gown

After halting the deportation of a woman in a coma, advocates push for regulating medical deportations

by Maurizio Guerrero March 15th, 2023March 15th, 2023

color photograph of an EPA agent wearing a bright yellow safety vest standing in a creek

Climate & Environment

Why the Ohio train derailment’s environmental impacts remain unclear

by Ray Levy Uyeda March 9th, 2023March 13th, 2023

young person with black hair with IV line in hand sleep on hospital bed.

A Pennsylvania hospital is trying to deport an undocumented woman in a coma

by Maurizio Guerrero March 2nd, 2023March 15th, 2023

color photograph of an urban outdoor protest. people wear face masks and walk in the middle of a shaded street. two women stand in the center holding a large white poster sign with a drawn image of a young boy of color looking distressed with the text "Abolish ICE" in red

Crime, Reform & Abolition

How the Shut Down Berks Coalition fought to close Berks County Detention Center

by Alexandra Martinez February 8th, 2023February 9th, 2023

color photograph of an outdoor protest, mid-close-up of a protester wearing all black while holding up a white paper sign that says "free our future" with three hand prints underneath. two are black and the middle is red

Advocates demand Berks County Detention Center release all women

by Alexandra Martinez January 4th, 2023January 4th, 2023

Politics & Democracy

Abortion rights are at the forefront of midterm elections this November

by Alexandra Martinez October 19th, 2022October 20th, 2022

Economy & Workers' Rights

Housing activists and UC Townhomes residents fight gentrification in West Philadelphia

by Jared Ware October 7th, 2022October 11th, 2022