Prisons and Reform

Most recent stories in Prisons and Reform

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  Jeremy Mumford

  

  US policing is far less about fighting crime than controlling the poor

  The Guardian - Kenan Malik

  Creeping militarisation has made it ever easier to oppress – and kill – those like George Floyd

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  Jeremy Mumford

  

  California governor signs ban on private prisons, setting up fight with Trump

  Guardian US - Darwin BondGraham

  Lawmakers seek to protect prisoners and detained immigrants but private prison company expects courts to strike down measure

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  Jeremy Mumford

  

  California bans private prisons – including Ice detention centers

  Guardian US - Darwin BondGraham

  Bill removes profit motive from incarceration and marks latest clash in state’s battle with Trump over treatment of immigrants

• https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/18/sanders-unveils-plan-end-cash-bail-ban-private-prisons-and-fundamentally-transform

  

  Jeremy Mumford

  Aug 19, 2019

• https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Gavin-Newsom-promised-to-empty-California-s-13729298.php?t=bef310384d

  

  Jeremy Mumford

  Mar 31, 2019
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  Jeremy Mumford

  

  We need to abolish prisons to disrupt a society built on inequality

  The Guardian - Nayuka Gorrie

  We often apply more humanity to property than we do humans we deem unworthy