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The Criminalization of Poverty: Woman Describes Fines and Arrests After $1.07 Check Bounces
In Sherwood, Arkansas a former resident describes what happened after a check for a $1.07 loaf of bread bounced.
Against the Battalions in Blue: Challenging American Police, Their Racism and Their Imperial Violence
Police violence and militarization is at the heart of a perpetual crisis in the US.
DOJ Report on Baltimore Echoes Centuries-Old Limits on Black Freedom
The recently released report from the DOJ on the Baltimore Police Department is sobering, but not surprising.
Debate: Is Recalling Judge Persky a Victory for Sexual Assault Survivors or a Dangerous Precedent?
California lawmakers voted Monday to pass a law requiring prison time for those convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious victim.
Socializing the Corrupt: Cheating, Education and Law Enforcement in Pennsylvania
Law enforcement leaders create an educational system for socializing corrupt police in Pennsylvania.
“Protecting” the Police: The Legislative Attack on Black Lives Matter
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton equates the recording law enforcement with intimidation and attempts to free individuals in police custody.
The Shocking Story of How a Chicago Cop Killed a Teen — Then Locked Up His Best Friend for the Murder
Louis is one of 10 people with similar cases exposed in the Chicago Reader's new article.
Maya Schenwar on the DOJ Ending Use of Private Prisons: Will Decarceration Follow?
Truthout's Maya Schenwar says the announcement won't affect federal immigration detention centers or state prisons.
Uprising Continues in Milwaukee After Police Kill 23-Year-Old Black Man
Protests are continuing in Milwaukee two days after police shot dead a 23-year-old African-American man named Sylville Smith.
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Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
Rapidly developing technology exposes communities of color to near-constant surveillance and over-policing.