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New York Mayor’s Plan to Round Up Homeless People Is a Trauma-Inducing Horror
It is a horrific rights violation to give police the power to forcibly hospitalize people for being homeless.
San Francisco City Board Approves Use of Police Robots to Kill Suspects
"I’m really just stunned that we’re here talking about this," an opposing member of the city board of supervisors said.
The 2020 BLM Uprising Lives On in Houston’s Struggle Against Police Violence
Against the growing and deadly profile of the far right, a BLM campaign in Houston is showing where we go from here.
Police Are Increasingly Monitoring Social Media to Identify and Harass Activists
The trial of a climate activist highlights how online surveillance by law enforcement inhibits First Amendment rights.
Chicago Votes in Favor of Removing Police From Mental Health Crisis Response
The response to the referendum was a victory for organizers who have fought to get police out of mental health.
Major Corporations and Institutions Are Helping to Build “Cop City” in Atlanta
Police foundations act as a back channel for corporate and wealthy interests by adding to already overinflated budgets.
Abolition Is About Escaping the Death Trap of “Normalcy”
"We need the resources that the carceral state has stolen from us," says Andrea Ritchie.
Sheriff Retaliates Against Lawyers Scrutinizing Arrests of Water Protectors
A Minnesota sheriff is using his office to avoid subpoena in an investigation into Enbridge funding police repression.
Survey: Hundreds of County Sheriffs Think Their Authority Supersedes Federal Law
The survey shows an alarming rate of popularity for the so-called constitutional sheriff movement.
Copaganda Arrests Our Imaginations
“Police, as a political force, are shaping mainstream media,” says Andrea Ritchie.