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"Want to Fight Mass Incarceration? Start With Your Local Jail," by Jarrod Shanahan, The Nation, April 25, 2024
"The U.S. prison population is rapidly graying. Prisons aren't built for what's coming," by Meg Anderson, NPR, March 11, 2024
"These States Are Once Again Embracing ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Laws," by Jamiles Lartey, The Marshall Project, March 09, 2024
"Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024 ," by Aleks Kajstura and Wendy Sawyer, Prison Policy Initiative, March 05, 2024
"Opinion: To end mass incarceration, reform our excessively punitive systems," by Nicole D. Porter, The Hill, February 28, 2024
"Categorical clemency is needed to address systemic racism and injustice," by Cynthia Roseberry, the Grio, February 15, 2024
"Mass incarceration deepens inequality, makes us less safe, report says," by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal, January 24, 2024
"Call It “Overcrowding,” Not “Understaffing,” and Fix It With Parole," by Jimmy Iakovos, Filter, January 17, 2024
"Opinion: How Biden Can Tackle Mass Incarceration," by Michael Romano, New York Times, December 29, 2023
"Seeking redemption for aged and infirm prisoners amid Alabama's high bar for parole," by Debbie Elliott, NPR, December 11, 2023
"How a Brutal Jail Death Exposes Arkansas' 'Punishing' Justice System," by Eric Ferkenhoff and Valerie Bauman, Newsweek, December 11, 2023
"The Critical Need to Teach the History of Mass Incarceration," by Benjamin Weber, Time, November 20, 2023
"Opinion: College Is Undergoing a Revolution. It’s Happening Behind Bars.," by Max Kenner, New York Times, November 17, 2023
"Maryland’s top prosecutor, public defender to take on mass incarceration," by Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, October 26, 2023
"Racism and incarceration are unavoidably linked. We need a more developed sense of justice.," by Ricky L. Jones, Courier Journal, October 11, 2023