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8 items of 1594 · updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET
H.R. 444, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2023, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2023-01-20.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 3612, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-05-23.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 1206, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2021, was referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on 2021-04-28.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
The Appeal reports private prison companies are pouring money into GOP coffers ahead of midterms, calling Trump's second term a financial boon to the industry.
Source: The Appeal (theappeal.org)
Truthout reports private prison companies are pouring money into GOP coffers ahead of midterms.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
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Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty Prism reports Christa Pike's botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty, tying the fight against it to ending state violence and building alternatives to policing and incarceration. Source: Prism prismreports.org/2026/10/14/christa-pike-execut… (link to prismreports.org)
Links: prismreports.org
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Week of Abolition 2026 The National Lawyers Guild's student week of action on abolition, held March 2-6, 2026, focused on abolishing ICE amid expanded immigration detention. Source: National Lawyers Guild nlg.org/woa (link to nlg.org)
Links: nlg.org
Experts say Shelby County has no way to enforce its August ordinance to curb solitary confinement at the Youth Justice and Education Center.
Source: MLK50 (mlk50.com)