"Civilians are now wading through sewage, mud, and debris, with no proper shelter ... This is not a failure of preparedness or capacity; it's the direct result of the systematic obstruction of aid."

"People who are on probation or parole are often reincarcerated for actions that are not crimes for most Americans—missing curfew, showing up late for appointments, even police encounters, regardless of whether accusations are substantiated ... [R]ecidivism rates don't capture the full picture."

"The [New Apostolic Reformation] is an anti-democratic Christian supremacist movement that seeks to control all areas of national life ... compelling all Americans to align their lives with NAR's worldview. According to NAR leaders, those who oppose them are [demons or] under [demonic] control."

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"Campus organizing has diminished significantly, with activists reporting less attendance ... because of the potential risk of repercussions. This intimidating effect extends beyond issues concerning Israel and Palestine, with students reporting reluctance to engage in any political activism."

"AIPAC appears to be putting more distance between itself and several of its preferred candidates ... But AIPAC and the broader pro-Israel lobby are still working to shape the next Congress to preserve the U.S.'s diplomatic alliance with Israel and maintain the steady flow of weapons shipments."

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"[T]raining[ ]was also agreed to in cases where officers used excessive force, provided inaccurate statements to investigators, or responded inappropriately to domestic incidents. In five of the cases, the negotiated penalty resolved two unrelated misconduct cases brought ... against [one] officer."

"[W]omen at the facility described negligent medical care and malicious treatment ... In 2023, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram investigation highlighted a pattern of sexual abuse by staff. In response, a state representative called for a congressional inquiry into the prison, though none were launched."

"[I]t's important to understand for younger organizers that ... the power structure, even within the labor movement, isn't going to roll over for you. You just do it anyway."

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"[Some] private sector unions can strike their employer if they don't like what's happening, their membership votes to strike, they go out on strike. We can't... [W]e still have power as far as establishing certain things, certain rights in the workplace. And the billionaire class can't stand that."

"[I]t's clear this fight isn't really about money, since it would take less than one day's sales to finalize this contract ... Instead, this movement is about who has power in our economy. Bajillion-dollar corporations like Starbucks don't want democracy in the workplace."

"The political power that labor has and has had in the past is ... not being used as we could. There is so much power and influence that labor has that in these moments it could be so transformative."

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"[P]arents had trouble getting diaper cream. They also said they were not provided with child-friendly snacks. One parent at [the immigration processing center] said their 5-year-old was losing weight, and another said her 9-year-old daughter fainted ... because she was not eating."

"[N]early 700 people who had died in custody [over 5 years] ... weren't on the [federal] list [of prison and jail deaths]. That led us to reach out to families who had lost loved ones. They talked about not knowing even the most basic details of what happened to their incarcerated family members."

"[A] WMD researcher at the National Defense University[] concluded that ... 'it is not evident that there is any basis or need for, or net benefit to, officially designating fentanyl compounds as weapons of mass destruction.' He warned that such a designation could create collateral problems."

"This whole thing is about ... mak[ing] people as miserable as possible in these facilities so that they just say, 'Screw it, I want to leave [the US].'"

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"For incarcerated women — a population that increased by more than 600% between 1980 and 2023 — the void of [menopause] information and support poses unique challenges. ... [P]eople enduring this transition while locked up say they need far more help than most prison systems are offering."

"Compassionate release is a way to address deficiencies in care for some incarcerated people, but it is seldom granted. Judges look for evidence that a prison can't provide the necessary treatment ... Without that proof, most motions [for compassionate release] will be denied."

"[A] former corrections officer[] said the ... jail's problems stem from leadership's willful ignorance of fundamental health and safety issues, choosing to spend the department's money on luxuries instead of necessities."

"If you're interested in exploring litigation related to a loved one's death while incarcerated, one key step is to ask the facility for a 'preservation request,' which gets authorities to preserve any records, footage or evidence related to the death. ([Linked i]s a sample ... you can crib from.)"

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"The medical staff guessed [Alex Kuhnhausen] right into the grave ... They essentially told him he was a junkie."

"[E]leven jurors were prepared to sentence [Stacey Humphreys] to life in prison. But some of them later told ... lawyers that a single juror screamed at them and vowed to stay in the room until they all voted for death — and eventually they did."

"[G]rief is often left unresolved because prison offer[s] no physical or emotional space to process it."

"If you averaged all the new prisons and jails built in the United States between 1984 and 2005 ... you would see a new prison or jail being constructed every 8.5 days."

"For many formerly incarcerated people, reentry is not a discrete event marked by a date of release or the end of supervision. It is an ongoing... process shaped by systemic barriers, deep personal transformation, and the search for belonging in a society that often remains hostile to their return."

"Reentry is many things. It can be big business for carceral profiteers or an afterthought for many carceral authorities. For formerly incarcerated people themselves, it can be an experience of tremendous hope, joy, and risk. And as dozens of them shared ... reentry never really ends."

"When mail is refused, staff do not have to notify the incarcerated recipient ... I've had several important pieces of mail refused, including school loan statements from [ED], educational materials from correspondence programs, and my credit report. Each time, I was not notified."

"[O]lder people are ideal candidates for parole. ... According to Vera Institute of Justice, the recidivism rate for people 55 and older is around 2%, and it's almost zero for people 65 and older."

"Price increases place additional pressure on families already grappling with economic hardship. ... Most months [my mother] can't even afford a stamp to mail me a letter."

"Research has shown that reading fiction has the power to enhance a reader's capacity for empathy and understanding. Might certain ... video games have a similar effect?"

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"Some dudes go around asking if guys need phone calls to their family. [As a result] dudes who have no money on their accounts get to call their kids. Dudes step up ... It's a real human component that comes together during Christmas."

"At first there was just one, a wary orange tabby that prowled the yard and haunted the forbidden spaces beyond the fences like the phantom of a world long forgotten. We watched from behind glass and steel and wire and cement, watched her chase ... be free and choose to be here, with us."

"People who send mail to prisons don't want their letters and artwork scanned into a searchable database and/or destroyed, two common features of mail scanning. Scanning is a needlessly complicated and costly practice that violates privacy ... [M]ail scanning doesn't work to make prisons safer."

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"Punishing people for menstruating is cruel, dehumanizing, and unnecessary ... [T]hese practices create other devastating power imbalances: from 2011 to 2021, there were at least five substantiated incidents of correctional staff using their power over access to menstrual products to abuse people."

"All 33 individuals have already served their prison time and have been out for at least five years. The pardons restore important rights, including ... voting rights for [those previously convicted of felonies]."

"[LGBTQ people] are arrested, incarcerated, and subjected to community supervision at significantly higher rates than straight and cisgender people. This is especially true for trans people and queer women. ... LGBTQ individuals are subject to particularly inhumane conditions and treatment."

"[W]hile [the federal government] can't set explicit policy that impacts most prisons, jails, and law enforcement, the Trump admin[] is using its bully pulpit and control over federal spending to coerce state and local governments into making ... criminal legal systems bigger and even more brutal."

"Phone companies and sheriffs challenged the 2024 rules, claiming that they made it unprofitable for companies to serve certain very small jails, as well as to offer call monitoring technology ... Neither the companies nor the FCC have ever published any data to back up these claims."

"[T]he federal government ... relies heavily on state and local collaboration to enact its mass deportation agenda. The Trump admin[] is therefore vulnerable to state and local policy action that goes beyond merely limiting sheriffs and police from deputizing officers to work as immigration agents."

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"The one who's not hungry cannot understand the beastly pain of hunger ... and what a person is willing to do just to tame that beastly pain."

"[S]ome parents ... didn't want their kid to know that they were getting something fake."

"ProPublica connected the disparate databases and websites where the FDA scatters this information. We also obtained documents stemming from thousands of FDA inspections of generic drug factories since 2008. ... [W]e sued the FDA in federal court for factory locations and received a partial list."