Below you will find an index of the articles written over the past several years for Unprison.  Readers are encouraged, as issues arise in your area, to utilize the research, analysis, and opinions presented below.  Some of these have appeared elsewhere, such as AlterNet, Huffington Post, The Guardian, DailyKos, LA Progressive, Hollywood Progressive, RI Future, and SF BayView.   Most of this writing has spawned from direct experience working on the topic, and attempts to incorporate the hard work of others in this area of expertise. *Asterix articles are preferred reading.

Articles prior to 2011 should be forthcoming.

Economics

• 2013 SubPrime Mortgage Litigation Report*
• Louisiana Looks to Sell Prisons to Highest Bidder*
• Shipping California Prisoners to Mississippi*
• Underfunded Public Defenders AND Prosecutors*
• Million Dollar Neighborhoods Report- Police and Prisons*
• Easy Analysis of Prison Profiteering*
• Private Prison Headed for Bankruptcy*
• Prison Phone Rates Under the Microscope
• Hurricane Profiteers
• California to End New Funds for Juvenile Prisons
• Banks Laundering Drug Money
• Keeping Immigrants to Turn a Profit
• Economics of a Prison Town: Pelican Bay
• National Divestment Campaign
• GA Prison Labor Keeps People Out of Work
• National Campaign to End Phone Price-Gouging
• Public Defenders are Only 1/3 of Equation
• History: NC Prisoner Labor Union
• Conservative “Right On Crime” Group

Rehabilitation and Education

• TTEF Scholarship program for Prison-to-School Pipeline*
• My 1^st Semester In Law School*
• Woman Imprisoned for Receiving TANF*
• Education After Incarceration Needs Support
• Incentives for Prison Rehabilitation Success
• The Case for Educating Prisoners
• NAACP Report- Shift Funds From Prison to Education

Prison Conditions

• Racial Struggles Among Prisoners*
• Torture in America, Not Abu Ghraib*
• Leonard Peltier Fighting For Health*
• Hunger Strike- Solidarity From the UN
• Dying in Custody
• Occupy in Support of Prisoners
• Senate Vote on Criminal Justice Commission Act
• Forced Anti-Psychotics on Children
• Solidarity with California Hunger Strikers
• Prisoners to Hunger Strike for Human Rights
• Passing the Healthy Pregnancies Act in RI
• Anticipating California’s Prisoner Reduction Plan
• Unshackling Pregnant Prisoners Gaining Steam
• Torture and Racism Report- PA
• Georgia DOC Retaliates Against Labor Strike
• Documentary on Iowa Prison Hospice
• Death Threats on Jailhouse Lawyer
• Lucasville Hunger Strikers Win Demands
• Ohio Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike
• Community Coalition to Mediate Strike
• Solidarity Petition for GA Labor Strikers
• GA Labor Strike Shows Unity and Solidarity
• International Human Rights Day- America
• National Actions to be Held on Human Rights Day
• International Human Rights Day

Drug Policy

• War on the Drug War*
• SCOTUS: An End to the 4th Amendment?
• Pat Robertson Calls For Legalization
• DEA Appointee Not Right for Job

Employment and Housing

• NOLA Hearing on Public Housing and Criminal Convictions*
• US Commission on Civil Rights Testimony*
• EEOC Amended Guidelines Testimony*
• NOLA Proposal for Public Housing Policy
• HUD Director Calls on Locals to House People With Convictions
• Penalties for Firing Based on a Criminal Record
• “65 Million Need Not Apply”
• “Ban the Box” Hearing in RI
• Ban the Box Petition
• Obama and Michael Vick

Voting Rights

• Winning and Losing My Right to Vote*
• The New Grandfather Clause- Louisiana Disenfranchisement Report*
• Santorum and Romney on Felon Rights
• Registering People in Philadelphia
• FICPM Commits to Registering 1 Million Voters
• 9th Circuit: Is Prison System Intentionally Racist?

Innocence and Death Penalty

• Troy Davis and Hunger Strikes Prompt Self-Empowerment*
• Brooklyn Man Overturns His Case
• Feds v. State on Executing a RI Man
• Troy Davis’ Letter to Supporters
• 9^th Circuit Case to Be Next In Supreme Court?
• Innocent Man Executed in Texas

Police

• NYPD to Change Course?*
• FICPM Statement on Stop and Frisk*
• Can Police Brutality be Tied to Sports?
• NYC March Against Stop and Frisk
• Police Kill a Marine in White Plains, NY
• Challenging Change.org’s Status Quo Petition
• “A Life Worth Less Than Train Fare”
• Man With Aspergers Facing Prison
• FBI Infiltration of Organizations

Prison-Based Gerrymandering

• Sign-On Letter for Census Bureau to Adjust Procedures*
• How Prison-Based Gerrymandering Became Known
• Politicians Seek Prisoners’ Power

Politics and Legislation

• Obama’s Gun Proposal Will Criminalize Children and Enlarge Prisons*
• Is it Legal for Prosecutors to Lobby?*
• Criminal Justice Tips for Prospective Legislators*
• Probation Violations: The Shadow Justice System*
• FICPM Convene to Establish National Agenda*
• Why the NRA is a Red Herring
• Criminal Justice Expert Runs for Office
• Voting for the “Lesser Evil”
• How to Confront a Candidate
• Anti-War, Anti-Drug War Candidate for President
• Former Prisoners and Political Office
• Marijuana Reforms in NY and RI

Commentary and Miscellaneous

• What “Les Miserables” Really Means*
• 6 Tips to Being a Good Prosecutor*
• On “Crashing the System”*
• FICPM Open Letter to Allies*
• FICPM Arises*
• The Left and The Machine*
• Review: “An American Radical”*
• NOLA and Hurricane
• Racism and Trayvon Martin
• Civil Rights Struggle Continues in 21st Century
• “What My Mom Thinks I do”
• How Occupy May Be Dissolved
• FICPM Prepare for Los Angeles
• Detroit and the Allied Media Conference
• Discussion on “The New Jim Crow”
• On Mothers’ Day
• Is “New Jim Crow” Book of the Month?
• Proper Role of Advocates
• FICPM Coordinates National Actions
• For Every Action There is a Reaction
• Former Prisoner Wins Journalism Award
• Beyond COINTELPRO
• Integrity of Judges
• Public Speaking Strategies
• The Cuban 5
• Supporting Our Troops