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On AlterNet: prisons

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "prisons"

The Second Chance Act: A First Step Forward to Curb Recidivism

The Second Chance Act: A First Step Forward to Curb Recidivism

Fred Davie, Public/Private Ventures. April 6, 2008.
A stunning percentage of people released from prison are back behind bars in three years. The Second Chance Act is an attempt to change this.

On Prisons, Borders, Safety, and Privilege: An Open Letter to White Feminists

On Prisons, Borders, Safety, and Privilege: An Open Letter to White Feminists

Jessica Hoffmann, make/shift. April 4, 2008.
It's time for white feminists to challenge their own privilege, listen to all voices and take on the issues that matter.

Spitzer's Fall Sparks Hope for Overhaul of New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws

Spitzer's Fall Sparks Hope for Overhaul of New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws

John Tarleton, AlterNet. March 27, 2008.
With a progressive new governor and state Republicans on the verge of extinction, New York may soon be ready to "drop the Rock".

Iraqi Women Hit Hard by Occupation

Iraqi Women Hit Hard by Occupation

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. March 11, 2008.
Iraqi women once had more rights and freedom than most others in the Arab world.

Do We Want Judges Who Have Profited Off of Private Prisons and Locking Up Children?

Do We Want Judges Who Have Profited Off of Private Prisons and Locking Up Children?

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 10, 2008.
A judicial nominee is under scrutiny because of his membership in a discriminatory country club. But what about his career as a prison profiteer?

Drug War Traps Increasing Numbers of Women

Drug War Traps Increasing Numbers of Women

Silja J.A. Talvi, In These Times. February 13, 2008.
The "war on drugs" has led to an explosion in the female incarceration rate.

Cashing in on the Prison Boom

Cashing in on the Prison Boom

Jeralyn Merritt, Talk Left AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 28, 2008.
While small towns become dependent on mass incarceration, corporations reap the benefits

Louisiana's New Governor May Be a Minority, But His Policies Are Racist

Louisiana's New Governor May Be a Minority, But His Policies Are Racist

Megan Izen, AlterNet: PEEK. October 24, 2007.
Megan Izen: Bobby Jindal is a GOP poster child for minorities. He's rejected Hinduism for Catholicism, changed his name and became a Republican.

Crime, Punishment and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment

Crime, Punishment and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment

Prema Polit, AlterNet. April 14, 2007.
In the U.S., over 2.13 million people are incarcerated. Sasha Abramsky's new book, "American Furies," explores the bloated prison system and its tremendous financial and moral cost to our society.