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Prisons & Policing
Renee Good’s Extrajudicial Killing Escalated the Normalization of State Terror
What happens next will determine whether Good’s killing sets a precedent for more state violence.
We Can Honor Renee Nicole Good’s Life by Abolishing Death-Making Institutions
Those of us who see ourselves in Renee Good can take this moment to deepen our solidarities with all who are policed.
Afraid But Undeterred, Minnesota Greets Trump’s ICE Surge With Demonstrations
Minneapolis residents have organized a steady stream of protests amid ICE raids after the killing of Renee Nicole Good.
Mamdani Can Take Concrete Steps to Protect NYC’s Migrant Sex Workers
The mayor can’t rewrite state law, but he can take steps toward decriminalization and minimizing sex worker arrests.
Chicago Residents Demand Investigation of Police Collaboration With ICE
Chicagoans say police have violated both city and state laws prohibiting them from assisting immigration enforcement.
ICE’s Murder of Renee Nicole Good Was Not an Aberration — It Is the New Normal
US immigration agents have now shot 11 civilians in cars in four months.
Trump Is Betting MAGA Fans Will Relish an Expanded War on Drugs
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela fuses the deeply unpopular “war on drugs” with the “war on terror.”
Racketeering Charges Dismissed Against 61 People in Stop Cop City Movement
The state may still re-file RICO charges with permission from the governor, and it could appeal the judge’s ruling.
Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”
UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners.
Florida Sets the Record for Death Penalties This Year
“We're looking at execution roughly every 16 days," said Grace Hanna of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
In Prison, Holding Handwritten Cards Is a Rare Joy. Illinois Is Taking It Away.
When mail is digitized, it becomes sterile – no longer a precious handwritten card that smells like my gramma’s perfume.
Incarcerated Californians Express Cautious Optimism About New Clemency Proposal
The change has brought hope to some who fear dying in prison, while others worry it won't save them from such a fate.
Police in Many “Sanctuary Cities” Have Repeatedly Collaborated With ICE
Police face allegations of violating laws meant to protect immigrants from DC to Oregon to Colorado and beyond.