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The Fallout From Police Violence Is Killing Black Women Like Erica Garner
Black women are dying from the trauma of police violence.
Can Prisons Be Flipped for Good?
Turning old jails into employment hubs is challenging, but some groups are getting creative.
Sessions Plans to Rescind Policy That Allows States to Legalize Marijuana
“Red alert,” warns Drug Policy Alliance, “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is going after legalized marijuana.”
Erica Garner Was “Unbought and Unbossed” in Push for Justice After Her Father Died in NYPD Chokehold
Shaun King and Kirsten West Savali discuss the life of Erica Garner.
Doing Less With Less: Mental Health Care in Mississippi
It's no surprise requests mental health resources for prisoners are routinely rejected.
Outgoing New York City Council Speaker on Her Work to Close Rikers, Expand Living Wage, Protect Immigrants
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito discusses her time on the New York City Council.
ACLU Investigation Reveals Texas Troopers Are Turning Traffic Stops of Immigrants Into Deportations
State troopers are essentially acting as deportation officers.
Empire Files: A Massacre of Farmers in US-Colombia “War on Drugs”
The Colombia government has cracked down on its “war on drugs.”
Brooklyn Court: NYPD’s Use of Cellphone Trackers Unconstitutional
This ruling raises more questions than it answers.
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Unable to Celebrate “RonnieMan” Johnson’s 29th Birthday, His Family Remembers the Life Taken by Chicago Police
They are holding a toy drive to honor his love of children.