Prisons
Private prison companies shower campaign cash on Trump and Republicans
August 14, 2020The fortunes of private prison companies have become increasingly intertwined with Republican political success.
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San Quentin vigil says incarceration has become a death sentence
July 27, 2020The coronavirus infection spread rapidly through San Quentin. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [CDCR], as of the date of the vigil, there were 928 active cases and eleven prisoners had died.
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COVID-19 pandemic sweeps California prisons, San Quentin hit hardest
July 10, 2020The pandemic has taken its heaviest toll at San Quentin State Prison, where one-third of the 4,000 men have tested positive and at least 6 have died.
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Prison and police abolition: Re-imagining public safety and liberation
June 30, 2020Because capitalism is built on racism, anti-racist struggles are fundamental to its undoing.
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From ‘Free Angela Davis’ to #NoNewJailsDC: Organizing against incarceration across generations
May 22, 2020The event featured elders from the Communist Party USA who were involved in the Committee to Free Angela Davis and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.
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