Victoria Law is a freelance journalist focusing on women’s incarceration. She is the author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women (2012) and co-author of forthcoming Your Home Is Your Prison (New Press).
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When Former Prosecutors Rebrand Themselves as Progressives to Win Elections
From Kamala Harris to Lori Lightfoot, former prosecutors are rewriting their own histories to present themselves as progressive.
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Investigation: Corporations Are Profiting From Immigrant Detainees’ Labor. Some Say It’s Slavery.
At privately run detention centers, immigrants say they're forced to work for $1 a day.
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Why People Across the Country Are Raising Money to Bail Strangers Out of Jail
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U.S. Prisons and Jails Are Threatening the Lives of Pregnant Women and Babies
Our 6-month investigation reveals the horrific and shameful conditions facing pregnant prisoners—and the inhumane treatment they receive.
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How Real Is Orange is the New Black’s Take on Prison Pregnancy?
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The Mother Who Just Wanted to Know When Her Son Would Eat
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