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The state of Missouri lynched Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams

Hannah Greene
A photo of Marcellus Williams is surrounded by drawings of flowers.

A new digital archive makes public the trials and triumphs of jailhouse lawyers

Tamar Sarai
A new digital archive makes public the trials and triumphs of jailhouse lawyers

Newsom’s California Model for prison reform is all smoke and mirrors

Tomiekia Johnson
Newsom’s California Model for prison reform is all smoke and mirrors

This Tennessee group created a court-watch program to hold judges accountable

Tamar Sarai
An individual sits at a table writing, books piled nicely on the table around them.

Archive of violence 

ray levy uyeda
Collage drawing of workers at various jobs

Breaking In: The challenges of making it in the publishing industry from prison

Lyle C. May
Incarcerated man on the courtyard reading book

Never eat the candy on your pillow: Sun on my skin 

Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
digital collage of teal background and a hand holding a sunflower

The case of the Boeing Five: How a controversial Ohio law is helping prosecute organizers for Palestinian liberation

C. Frances
After protesters were arrested in March for blocking access to a Boeing facility in Ohio, prosecutors are leaning heavily on

Youth climate lawsuits gain momentum: A look at recent victories and ongoing battles

ray levy uyeda
A girl stands among climate change protesters and holds a large painted picture of the earth.

Remembering histories of violence to chart a path toward repair

Tamar Sarai
digital collage of a pencil sketch with the header "the prison in 12 landscapes" running across the top. a close-up of four p

Healing the devastation of the land 

ray levy uyeda
Healing the devastation of the land 

A notorious shuttered prison grapples with preserving—not celebrating—America’s dark carceral history

Tamar Sarai
A notorious shuttered prison grapples with preserving—not celebrating—America’s dark carceral history