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When Do ‘Detention Centers’ Become ‘Concentration Camps’? Experts Look to History

Concentration camps, often associated with Nazi killing centers, existed before WWII in several countries.

Analysis • 05.04.2026

Broken Language

Issue 8 of News Inside takes on the words that define and label incarcerated people.

News Inside • 07.14.2021

How I Convinced My Incarcerated Peers to Make Language a Priority

Rahsaan Thomas, an imprisoned journalist, has long fought to change the way outside media describe people in prison. One of his toughest crowds? His fellow reporters.

The Language Project • 04.13.2021

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