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‘The Penal System Today is Slavery’: Lawmakers Finally Start to Talk About Unpaid Labor in Texas Prisons

The 13th Amendment left a loophole for prisoners to be forced to work without pay. Texas remains one of five states that exploits the carveout for state profit.

by Vicky Camarillo

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Cruz’s Reaction to ‘New Jim Crow’ Comments Ignores the Racist Roots of Mass Incarceration

by Michael Barajas

The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell

by Patrick Michels

The Interview: Frank Jackson

by Patrick Michels

Feb 05, 2015

Julian Bond at LBJ School:  ‘Jim Crow May be Dead, but Racism is Alive and Well’

by Alisa Semiens

Dawson State Jail Feb 03, 2015

Right (and Wrong) on Crime

For all the praise heaped on Texas for criminal justice reform, we’ve barely even begun the thaw.

by Forrest Wilder

Michelle Alexander Calls for an End to Mass Incarceration

by Jo DePrang

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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