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#Prisonstrike: A Rebellion Inside America’s Profitable Gulag Archipelago

‘Imprisoned men and women are the drivers of a multibillion-dollar shadow economy: its laborers and its prey’

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Juvenile Offenders in New York Find Parole a Distant Hope

In a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit, inmate Carlos Flores accuses the New York State parole board of violating his constitutional rights

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Vance’s DAs Won’t Stop Throwing the Book at Petty Crime

Promise to stop punishing crimes of poverty with jail time is “all lip service,” say court watchers

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Despite Cuomo Action, Thousands of Prisoners Still Denied Access to Books

At nine “TV facilities,” inmates have traded books for screens — and there’s no going back

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De Blasio’s Correction Department Needs Correcting Twice In Two Weeks

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Albany Finally Passes Raise The Age Legislation, But “The Fight Is Far From Over”

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Adam Hall Tried to Kill Himself in Prison. And Got Six More Years.

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It’s Put Up or Shut Up Time for Politicians Who Say They Want to Close Rikers

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Helping NYers Released From Jail Is Good. Not Putting Them There In The First Place Is Better

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Jails Are A Special Kind Of Hell For Pregnant Women

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