Prisons and Jails Archives - Overground Collective

26Jul

By Robert P. AlvarezNo Comments

Human Rights, Mass Incarceration, Politics & Elections, Racial Justice

Let People Locked Up in Prison Vote

Mass incarceration is now a bipartisan concern. Its effects on our democracy should be, too. Let people locked up in prison vote.

Independence Day and the ‘Land of the Unfree’

As Americans celebrate freedom and Independence Day, people of color reckon with mass incarceration and criminalization.

Despite COVID-19 Cases, Mississippi Is Slow to Review Jail Populations for Release

The state’s public defender asked the state Supreme Court in April to speed up reviews of people held pretrial, but advocates say it’s unclear if district courts have complied.