Journalist on Gaza Flotilla Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody
“They were throwing people’s medicine in the bin in front of them and laughing in their faces,” says Kieran Andrieu.| Articles – Truthout
“They were throwing people’s medicine in the bin in front of them and laughing in their faces,” says Kieran Andrieu.| Articles – Truthout
On August 10, 48 African detainees in the Bravo Delta dorm of the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center declared their collective refusal to eat, continuing a yearslong saga of collective protest and repression that has characterized their fight for asylum on the continent. The majority of the strikers are English-speakers from Cameroon, where armed conflict is making the country increasingly unlivable, and where the English-speaking minority faces repression by the country’s authoritarian gov...| dirtysouth.noblogs.org
Federal Judge Judith Levy said Porcha Woodruff’s arrest and time in jail “are troubling” before dismissing the civil rights lawsuit. Outlier Media · By Ed White, The Associated Press · Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial tech| Outlier Media
-Srinjoy Debnath INTRODUCTION For an act to be criminal, a person should not only commit an offense but should also have mens rea or guilty mind; but what happens when someone commits an illegal act but did not have the knowledge that it was criminal or illegal? The maxim Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat which … Continue reading MISTAKE OF LAW DEFENSE: A TOOL FOR SAVING INNOCENTS FROM INCARCERATION| The Criminal Law Blog
A unique camp offers welcoming space for Wisconsin prisoners to spend time with their children, but stigma and other barriers limit its reach.| Wisconsin Watch
The Correctional Association of New York on Tuesday unveiled a new dashboard detailing that the suicide rate at state lock ups spiked 108% last year.| THE CITY - NYC News
NEW BLOG | THE HIDDEN COSTS OF MOTHERING AN INCARCERATED ADULT CHILD Raquel Delerme draws on in-depth interviews with mothers with incarcerated adult children, finding the cumulative impact of financialized policies and time-draining bureaucracy results in the extraction of precious time and money from working-class Black and Latine women on the outside.| Gender & Society
Forgotten by most of society, Maryam Henderson experienced two devastating events that ultimately changed her course: a 25-year prison sentence and the death of her son, Augustine. Maryam was serving her sentence at St. Gabriel’s Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women when she received the news that her oldest son had died in a motorcycle accident. There were no social or mental support systems available for Maryam. In addition to the absence of professional assistance, she could not ev...| Evermore
Apart from the inherent danger, violence and injustice of prison life, one theme emerged repeatedly in the anthology — one that surprised me in its universality: love.| Pacific Ties
The HALT Fentanyl Act promises to curb drug use, but history shows it will worsen overdose rates and disproportionately punish homeless people.| Invisible People
Solitary confinement is a form of punishment used in jails and prisons that isolates incarcerated individuals for up to twenty-three hours per day for weeks, or even months at a time. The actions that condemn incarcerated individuals to solitary confinement range from serious infractions, like engaging in a physical fight, to minor violations, like talking back to a guard.| Northeastern University Political Review
Stigmatization is often thought of as an individualized burden. But can this shameful mark be experienced by and shared with others? New work published in The Sociological Quarterly by Veronica Horowitz and colleagues investigates how legally imposed monetary sanctions act as intergenerational transfers of stigma and burden. Through the analysis of 70 interviews with debtholders […]| Articles – Contexts
Alexandria, VA, January 9, 2025—The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to announce the publication of Archivist Actions, Abolitionist Futures: Reimagining Archival Practice Against Incarceration, edited by Alison Clemens and Jessica Farrell. This report is the latest addition to CLIR’s Pocket Burgundy series, which features concise publications on critical topics relevant Read More The post CLIR Releases New Report in Pocket Burgundy Series—Archivist Actions,...| CLIR
In this excerpt formerly incarcerated writer James Kilgore denounces the growing use of e-carceration technologies like ankle monitors.| theappeal.org
