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Women In Prison Are Denied Their Humanity

A "get them out" framework—a framework of decarceration—must be introduced to the racist, violent prison system.

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The Power Of Art In Women's Prisons

As an arts workshop facilitator at two maximum-security prisons, I learned how women can find beauty in a tube of paint—even while in jail.

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The Power Of Art In Women's Prisons

As an arts workshop facilitator at two maximum-security prisons, I learned how women can find beauty in a tube of paint—even while in jail.

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Sasikala Natarajan, left, and J. Jayalalitha, right, are now both in jail.

The Shocking Downfall Of One Of India's Most Powerful Female Politicians 

J. Jayalalitha, a popular chief minister, has landed in jail as a result of a friend's betrayal. Hers is a story both sordid and damning.

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This? Not OK (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Discomfort Food: How We Feed The Infirm And Incarcerated Is Disgusting

When you openly deride poor/sick/incarcerated people who have access to nutritious and delicious food, you set us all up for failure.

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371 years is a long time. Courtesy of ThinkStock

Teen Rapists Face Intense Charges, Could Set New Precedent

Sadly, it's a tale as old as time; a person is sexually assaulted and the rapist(s) rides happily off into the sunset. But not in Georgia.

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Occupy Protester Advocates For Women's Rights Behind Bars

Cecily McMillan is part of a community of female inmates pushing for basic human rights in the clinker.

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True Story: I Fell in Love With a Felon

I understand the tendency to fetishize a “dangerous” person. After all, I once fell in love with a convicted felon.

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