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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

How States Are Undoing Criminal Justice Reforms

Louisiana, New York and other states are rolling back reforms — and efforts to reduce excessive sentencing or expand parole are smaller in scope.

Closing Argument • 03.29.2025

Motherhood Made Me Even More of a Prison and Police Abolitionist

In this excerpt from “We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition,” co-editor Maya Schenwar names an unexpected source of wisdom: children.

Life Inside • 01.10.2025

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