Society / Prisons
Articles about Prisons, ordered by date. 
Should prisons be abolished?
Prisons damage people and have always been used by the powerful to control the most marginalized. But when some criminals undoubtedly pose great danger to others, can society really do away with incarceration altogether? Kelsey Mohamed and Andrew Neilson go head to head.
Sanctuary boroughs
A community group is campaigning to turn the London borough of Haringey into a safer place for migrants. Charlotte England reports.
Country Profile: Bahrain
The West finds much to celebrate about the country, but it has the largest prison population in the Middle East and world’s highest per-capita use of teargas. Zoe Holman reports on the state of Bahrain.
America: Life in Prison Nation
Around 2.3 million US citizens are behind bars - a number that dwarfs any other country, reports Mark Engler.
Guantánamo: Both Sides of the Wire
Rowenna Davis meets a guard and an inmate from the notorious US prison camp in Cuba.
Inside China’s prisons
It’s difficult to know for sure how many political prisoners there currently are in China, but it’s safe to say that there are thousands of them.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Should prisons be abolished? | How we make poverty | March, 2020 |
| Seriously? | How to avoid climate breakdown | May, 2019 |
| Sanctuary boroughs | Public ownership rises again | May, 2018 |
| Country Profile: Bahrain | Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent | December, 2017 |
| America: Life in Prison Nation | Nature's defenders | October, 2011 |
| Guantánamo: Both Sides of the Wire | Mothers who die | March, 2009 |
| Inside China’s prisons | Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil | July, 2008 |
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