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The Bipartisan Push to Rethink Long Sentences for Abuse Survivors

A Georgia bill offers a model for other states looking to protect people who are accused or convicted of crimes stemming from their abuse.

Closing Argument • 04.12.2025

At My Texas Prison, Solitary Confinement All But Guarantees Sexual Exploitation by Guards

Prison journalist Kwaneta Harris on “the hole” at Lane Murray Unit: “It is not uncommon for guards to withhold food unless we take our shirts off.”

Life Inside • 03.10.2025

The Domestic Abuse Survivor to Prison Pipeline

Researchers surveyed people who kill their abusers. They found several complicated reasons why survivors end up in prison because of abuse.

Closing Argument • 09.14.2024

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