A Violence-Prevention Helpline for Those Who Want to Change
A Call for Change helps domestic violence perpetrators hold themselves accountable.
Criminal justice reform
Mothering for Justice
With so many children lost to state violence, who is caring for their justice-seeking mothers?
What Leonard Peltier’s Freedom Represents for Indigenous Futures
Leonard Peltier’s release embodies the liberation possible through intergenerational organizing.
Reimagining Justice Systems in a Post-Abolitionist World
Abolition means reimagining society as a whole.
Do Lies and White Supremacists Run U.S. Prisons?
A new book examines how prisons are used as a tool of white supremacy.
How Restorative Justice Helped One Family Move Forward
The CHAT Project’s model serves as a beacon of hope for couples engaged in a cycle of domestic violence.
What It’s Like to Serve a Life Sentence Without Parole
I want those serving life sentences to be heard so we’re not eternally invisible.
Can Free Public Transit Eliminate the Need for Police?
Activists are calling for New York City’s subway system to be fully funded and police-free.
Budgeting By and For the People
Participatory budgeting empowers communities to radically reimagine the world.
An Abolitionist Wish for the Holidays
Millions of incarcerated people will be spending the holidays away from their relatives.
This Argentine Prison Cooperative Ended Recidivism
Inside a maximum security prison in Argentina, Liberté offers more than education and recreation for incarcerated people—it offers lessons in solidarity.
Will California End Forced Prison Labor?
Incarcerated people in California and many other states can be compelled to work for near-zero wages. A ballot proposition could change that.
Prisoners Deserve to Survive Natural Disasters, Too
When hurricanes Helene and Milton decimated multiple states, incarcerated people were left to fend for themselves. That can’t happen again.
“We the People” Includes We the Incarcerated
It’s time to let all voting-age Americans influence their government.
Texas Teen Courts Keep Youth Out of Prison
El Paso’s Teen Court is a peer-driven, youth-led program that centers the well-being of teenagers, instead of condemning them to the destructive criminal justice system.
Could This Make It Easier to Vote in Florida If You Have a Felony Conviction?
A new statewide proposal is the latest development in a years-long saga over the voting rights of felons in the Sunshine State.
Ending “Death by Incarceration”
A Pennsylvania man is challenging mandatory life without parole sentencing for felony murders in a case that has national implications.
Murmurations: The Wisdom Behind Prison Walls
A note from adrienne maree brown: Gilda Sheppard directed a film called Since I Been Down, in which Kimonti Carter was a protagonist as a transformed man leading his community
Voters Behind Bars
Incarcerated Americans aren’t allowed to vote. Those with felonies also face barriers. Here’s what that means for democracy.
Torture Inside a Secret Israeli Concentration Camp
Video now circulating in Israeli media corroborates allegations from Palestinian detainees that Israeli agents at Sde Teiman detention center rape and torture prisoners.
Prevention, Not Prisons
Dortell Williams, who has spent more than 30 years in prison, reflects on the true causes of crime.
Can Elections Still Help Defund Police?
Efforts to invest in “care, not cops” continue in advance of the 2024 election—albeit at a slower pace than in 2020.
Colorado Prisons Just Got a Little Safer for Trans Women
A groundbreaking legal agreement mandates that Colorado cover gender-affirming health care for incarcerated trans women, and offers them the option to be housed with other women.
How Black Parents Got Cops Out of Oakland Schools
After adopting the George Floyd Resolution for Police-Free Schools, Oakland-area schools saw significant reductions in racist criminalization of Black and Brown kids.
Rap Is Art, Not Evidence
A new documentary chronicles efforts to keep rap lyrics from being used by prosecutors, combatting a long-standing trend of criminalizing this particular art form.
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