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NY Prison Officials Refuse to Comply with Law Limiting Solitary Confinement
A rights group argues the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with the law.
Organizers Mobilized Community Self-Defense Even Before Trump’s LA ICE Crackdown
“The resistance is working, and we just have to keep it up,” said one organizer.
Data Centers Consume Massive Amounts of Water, But Tech Firms Don’t Say How Much
These facilities compete for water with existing communities and may deplete local groundwater aquifers.
Federal Housing Agency Adopts English-Only Policy
The policy comes in response to an executive order that advocates warned could harm up to 25 million people.
Five Virginia Schools Are Defying Trump Administration’s Trans Bathroom Ban
In marked contrast to many universities and hospitals, the districts aren't bowing to anti-trans education policy.
TX Dem Locked Inside State Capitol After Refusing to Accept GOP-Imposed Escort
Nicole Collier had refused to sign a “permission slip” to leave the chamber. Most of her Democratic colleagues complied.
Trump Administration Opens New Immigration Jail at Texas Military Base
In addition to Fort Bliss, the Trump administration plans to detain immigrants on bases in New Jersey and Indiana.
“Alligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Face Dangerous Health Risks, Leaked Call Reveals
One observer expressed concern to Prism about the facility's extreme climate, infrastructure, and medical capacity.
ICE Is Abducting NYC Public School Students as Young as 7
Elected officials and educators are rallying around public school students who have been abducted by ICE.
More Western Activists Are Traveling to Palestine — and Israel Is Deporting Them
Activists say Israeli officials identify them before they arrive, and harass them about their work as they are detained.