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February 3, 2022
Modern Farmer
Spotlight On the Visionaries Running a Worm Farm In Prison

Sustainability programs in prisons can benefit the environment, society and incarcerated people alike.

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January 14, 2022
Jewish Currents
Surviving Yet Another Prison Quarantine

Every Covid lockdown means losing the few privileges that make incarceration more bearable.

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December 28, 2021
The Progressive
End Solitary In All Its Forms

“Disciplinary segregation” is just one of the many phrases corrections departments use to describe solitary confinement.

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December 2, 2021
Inquest
Seeing the Light

We can't end mass incarceration without first ending solitary confinement once and for all.

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November 15, 2021
THE APPEAL
How Prison Writers Struggle to Be Heard

Incarcerated writers face significant challenges in exercising their free speech rights, including prohibitive communication costs, fear of retaliation, and isolation, which hinder their participation in public discourse on criminal justice reform.

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November 14, 2021
The Daily Herald
State prisoners need chance to earn earlier release

Christopher Blackwell and Nick Hacheney argue that Washington should allow incarcerated individuals to earn early release through rehabilitation, reducing recidivism, prison overcrowding, and costs while promoting public safety.

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November 4, 2021
THEM
As a Woman In a Men’s Prison, This Is the Transphobia I Face Daily

Jessica Phoenix Sylvia details the systemic transphobia, abuse, and harassment she endures in a men’s prison, underscoring the urgent need for prison reform to protect transgender individuals.

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October 16, 2021
Business Insider
I'm in prison and I just had my first contact visit in 500 days. To reduce recidivism, prisons need to prioritize human contact.

Studies show that a prisoner's human contact with loved ones makes it easier to reenter society.

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October 13, 2021
HuffPost
Prisons Said It Was COVID Isolation. The Incarcerated Describe Torture.

As the pandemic ravaged prisons and jails, officials opted to force people into inhumane solitary confinement. HuffPost spoke to some who described how they “nearly broke.”

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