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Convicts at the Limestone Correctional facility are placed back onto the chain gang when they leave the prison grounds for their daily labor as road crews in July of 1995 outside of Huntsville, Alabama. Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images
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Alabama prisoners sued to stop forced labor—a court dismissed their case

by Mansa Musa December 9, 2024December 9, 2024

The court ruled that Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and the state’s Department of Corrections Commissioner were protected from the prisoners’ lawsuits by state sovereign immunity.

Albert Paul Fredericks Hernandez is confined in his cell at the Short-Term Restricted Housing Unit of California State Prison, Sacramento. Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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New DC bill seeks to abolish solitary confinement

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2 million incarcerated people could vote on Tuesday. But for who?

by Mansa Musa November 4, 2024November 4, 2024
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North Carolina failed to evacuate prisoners during Hurricane Helene

by Mansa Musa October 28, 2024October 28, 2024
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France wants to make Olympics-style surveillance permanent

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Under Prop 6, California voters could finally abolish forced prison labor

by Mansa Musa October 21, 2024October 21, 2024
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