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Breaking: Fifth Circuit Court Blocks Ruling that Allowed Exoneree Calvin Duncan to Take Office
Duncan, who is Black, won nearly 70 percent of the vote, but just days before he was to take office, Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed legislation…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Debunked Arson Science Keeps Mother Imprisoned for Nearly 30 Years, Attorneys Say
“There is nothing left of the State’s case but outdated beliefs and junk science.”
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Prison Dining Giant Aramark Serves Inedible Food to Drive Commissary Sales, Lawsuit Alleges
Aramark’s practices are “acutely oppressive and unscrupulous.”
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Private Prison Company CoreCivic Continues to Benefit from Trump's Anti-Immigrant Agenda
“We expect detainee populations to continue to grow as ICE implements its interior enforcement plan, contributing to a strong 2025," said CoreCivic CEO…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Texas Wants to Execute Robert Roberson for a Crime That Never Occurred
The lead detective on Roberson's case is now trying to save his life.
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
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The Carceral Report
The Carceral Report is an abolitionist, pro-Palestine, and anti-fascist publication. We report on prison and jail conditions, on Israel's genocide, and on the Trump administration's racist, authoritarian takeover.

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People With Type 1 Diabetes Denied Medical Care in Pennsylvania Prisons, Lawsuit Alleges
Officers allegedly tased one man when he experienced an episode of hypoglycemia because he did not keep his arms and hands in front while they attempted…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
He Almost Died From A Burst Appendix. A For-Profit Jail Medical Provider Dismissed It As Heartburn.
A new lawsuit in York County, Pennsylvania, highlights a pattern of allegations of medical neglect by for-profit correctional healthcare company…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Is your congress member taking money from for-profit prisons?
Leading for-profit prison companies donated about half a million dollars to Republican members of Congress currently in office and $57,000 to Democrats…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
York County Leads Pennsylvania in Restraint Chair Use, Despite Deadly History
According to The Appeal’s analysis, from 2018 through 2024, York County used restraint chairs a total of 1,295 times—more than any other county in the…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’
The first ruling of its kind in the country could give people convicted based on SBS testimony a new shot at freedom.
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Trump Administration Uses "Sesame Street" Song to Promote its Fascist Agenda
A propaganda video posted by Border Patrol uses Sesame Streets' "Who are the people in your neighborhood?"
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
A Jail Nurse Said He Had Heartburn. It Was Appendicitis.
After suffering with excruciating abdominal pain for almost a week, Willie Cunningham was finally sent to the hospital. By then his appendix had burst…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
"ICE is playing with people's lives."
Seven people detained at the California City Detention Facility are suing the Trump administration over the jail's horrific conditions.
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
People at CoreCivic-run ICE Jail Are Held in "Dire" Conditions, ACLU Suit Says
One plaintiff has been waiting for months for a biopsy so he can receive a formal diagnosis of prostate cancer and begin treatment, according to the…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Israel Engages in "Organized and Systematic Practice of Sexual Torture" Against Palestinian Hostages, Human Rights Group Says
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights says victims' testimonies reveal "a systematic policy practiced in the context of the ongoing crime of…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Trump Administration is Hiring "Homeland Defenders"
"Become a Homeland Defender and decide who will enter our country," the Department of Homeland Security posted on social media.
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
After Historic Mamdani Win, ICE Courts NYPD Officers
“NYPD OFFICERS: Join an agency that respects you, your family, and your commitment to serving in law enforcement. JOIN.ICE.GOV," ICE posted on social…
 • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
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