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Prisons & Policing

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Prisons & Policing

Biden Embraces Some Harm Reduction Policies — But Doubles Down on Drug War

Biden’s recent budget request includes $355 million in additional funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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April 27, 2022
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Representatives Jeff Leach, Joe Moody, Lacey Hull, Victoria Criado, Rafael Anchia, Toni Rose and James White pray with Melissa Lucio at Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas, where the state houses women on death row.
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Prisons & Policing

Melissa Lucio’s Execution Was Put on Hold, But Threat of Death Penalty Remains

An appeals court paused Melissa Lucio’s execution. Attorneys and organizers are mobilizing to stop it entirely.
by
Victoria Law,
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April 26, 2022
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Protesters holding a sign that reads "Marcus-David Peters Deserved HELP Not DEATH!!" at a demonstration on July 28, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David was a 24-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer on May 14, 2018, while experiencing a mental health crisis.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Police Can Make a Crisis Worse. The Public Needs Alternatives in an Emergency.

What’s needed is not more funding for policing but more funding for alternatives to police responses.
by
William D. Lopez &
Lisa R. Jackson,
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April 24, 2022
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Leah Eggleson, pictured with her kids, faces a possible life sentence for defending herself against her abuser.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

A Survivor of Violence and Her Sibling Share How the Legal System Punishes Them

Twenty-two-year-old Leah Eggleson is facing a 20-to-life sentence for defending herself against her abuser.
by
Ella Fassler,
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April 18, 2022
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Pile of books on a table in prison
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

When It Comes to Prison Education, Some Who Need It Most May Be Left Behind

As prison education gets more funding, activists are pushing for equitable access.
by
Nuria Sheehan,
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April 18, 2022
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Guards got incarcerated people to wash their personal cars, give haircuts and shine shoes at the fundraisers.
News
Prisons & Policing

Prison Guards in Illinois Used Prison Labor to Raise Money for Golf Tournaments

Guards got incarcerated people to wash their personal cars, give haircuts and shine shoes at the fundraisers.
by
Brian Dolinar,
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April 17, 2022
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The sun shines through high security fencing surrounding Norwich Prison on August 25, 2005, in Norwich, England.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done

Kelly Hayes and Ruth Wilson Gilmore discuss organizing, extraction and time.
by
Kelly Hayes,
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April 14, 2022
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Javon Kennerson was one of dozens to die in LaSalle Corrections custody from lack of or delayed medical treatment.
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Prisons & Policing

In an Ominous Pattern, People Are Dying Once Transferred to Louisiana Prison

Javon Kennerson was one of dozens to die in LaSalle Corrections custody from lack of or delayed medical treatment.
by
Victoria Law,
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April 10, 2022
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The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen on a law enforcement vehicle in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2017.
News
Prisons & Policing

A Third of DHS Law Enforcement Staff Have Experienced Sexual Harassment at Work

CBP, ICE, TSA and Secret Service staff survey respondents said they feared retaliation if they reported the incidents.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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April 8, 2022
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A prisoner is seen in Camp 6 at the Guantánamo Bay (Gitmo) maximum security detention center in Guantánamo, Cuba, on October 22, 2016.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Some Guantánamo Prisoners Fear Transfer to US Prisons Due to Brutal Conditions

For years, liberals have called for prisoners at Gitmo to be transferred to U.S. prisons. What if they don’t want to go?
by
John Knefel,
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March 31, 2022
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