#mass incarceration

[thatwritererinoriordan]

A poignant reminder that Orange Is the New Black didn't lie: Incarcerated persons really are just everyday people like everybody else.

[itsmythang]

African Americans constitute 53% of all exonerations in the United States, according to a 2022 report from the National Registry of Exonerations, despite being only about 13.6% of the US population. This disparity means Black Americans are seven times more likely than white Americans to be falsely convicted of serious crimes.

[race-bait]

[risingphoenix87]

Maryland’s Shameful Legacy: Youth of Color Still Funneled into Adult Courts and Prisons

A disturbing discovery in Maryland has reignited calls for urgent reform to the state’s youth justice system— one that critics say still ref

In a wooded area near the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center in Prince George’s County, at least 100 unmarked graves of Black children—some dating back to the 1800s—have been uncovered near the former House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children. Originally established in 1870 to detain Black boys as young as 5 years old, the facility operated under brutal conditions that included forced labor and systemic neglect. The site, long ignored by state officials, serves as a chilling reminder of the state’s history of warehousing Black youth. But according to The Sentencing Project, that past is tragically still present. “Maryland’s shameful legacy of racism, neglect, and abuse in its treatment of young lives continues to this day,” said Olivia Naugle, Youth Justice Campaign strategist at The Sentencing Project. “More than 150 years later, though desegregated by the courts and operating under a new name, it still overwhelmingly detains youth of color, who are often charged as if they were adults.” In fact, Maryland now ranks fourth in the country for incarcerating people for crimes committed as children. Per capita, it charges more youth as adults than almost any other state, second only to Alabama. Black children are seven times more likely to be charged as adults than their white peers.

[lunch-hour-activist]

Two Judges Just Authorized Mass Incarceration—Congress Must Stop It

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[gailofgaia]

Caged Conscience — Understanding the Structure Behind Incarceration

I recently completed a research-oriented discussion examining how incarceration functions structurally within the United States.

Rather than focusing on opinions, the article follows publicly available data on policing, courts, supervision systems, and the broader impact on families and communities.

Full written breakdown and discussion: https://open.substack.com/pub/gailofgaia/p/caged-conscience-understanding-the?r=yntxd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

[sataniccapitalist]

After Exposing Prison Horrors, Incarcerated Whistleblowers Are Moved to Solitary

Subjects of The Alabama Solution have led protests for years, using cell phones to expose brutality and forced labor.

Subjects of The Alabama Solution have led protests for years, using cell phones to expose brutality and forced labor.

[unbuiltthing]

IDK I feel like the USAian empire has been collapsing in slow motion since the 1970s Nixon shock. It's just that this stuff hit marginalized groups first with deindustrialization and mass incarceration, also flooding the streets with drugs to fund blackops.