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Truthout’s Maya Schenwar and Former Prisoner Jason Hernandez Speak Out on Prisons and Policing
President Obama became the first sitting president in history to visit a federal prison.
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Two Police Agencies Built a Money-Laundering Machine
Officers spent money during an undercover sting operation from a pool of funds that was never examined by federal investigators.
Why Are the Koch Brothers and Van Jones Teaming Up to End Mass Incarceration?
President Obama has launched a major push to reform the country's criminal justice system.
Restorative Justice Is Needed for Albert Woodfox, Black Panther Party and Nation
After 43 years, Albert Woodfox will be both immediately released and barred from a retrial.
Protest Is the New Terror: How US Law Enforcement Is Working to Criminalize Dissent
The fear of terrorism has allowed police to resurrect COINTELPRO in all but name.
Did Chris Christie Send Entrapped Innocents to Jail?
Five men were convicted of conspiring to kill US soldiers at the Fort Dix Army base.
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Scott Olsen on Militarization of the Police, ISIS and Occupy Oakland
Olsen discussed IVAW, militarization of the police, Occupy Oakland, ISIS, the surveillance state and creating cultures of resistance.
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Police Criminals and the Brutalization of Black Girls
For black girls in the hallowed idyllic spaces that enshrine the privileges of white youth, summer is always over.
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It’s Not Just the Police
Until white America renounces police brutality, the violence will continue unabated.
Will Albert Woodfox Be Freed? Louisiana Fights Release of Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary
Federal Judge James Brady not only called for Woodfox's release, but also barred a retrial.