Bernie Sanders Announces Bill to Abolish Private Prisons, Hints at Marijuana Policy Platform
Bernie Sanders isn’t done talking about criminal justice reform — in fact, he’s merely getting started.
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Guess Who Profits When You Can Throw Pregnant Women in Jail for Using Drugs?
A new law allows a pregnant woman to be charged with assault for harm to her fetus.
Inside the Private Prison Industry’s Alarming Spread Across America
For-profit companies like Geo-Group are buying up any politician they can find to expand their share of the "market."
Private Prison Company Used in Drug Raids at Public High School
Corrections Corporation of America used in drug sweeps of public school students in Arizona.
Private Prison Group Quits Mississippi, Heads North
Private prison operator GEO Group is backing out of all operations in the state of Mississippi by this July, the Guardian reports.
End the Drug War, Face Jim Crow
Author Michelle Alexander exposes the War on Drugs as a war on poor people of colour
