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Prisons & Policing
Oregon Sen. Vows Amendment to Bar Trump’s Paramilitary Squads From US Streets
Backlash continues over the use of unidentified agents to crack down on protests and detain demonstrators without cause.
Community Peacemakers in Chicago Offer a Proven Alternative to Policing
Peacemakers on the frontlines of Chicago's gun violence epidemic have helped to dramatically reduce homicides.
Trump’s Federal Police Are Kidnapping and Brutalizing Protesters in Portland
Federal agents in Portland have fractured a protester’s skull and kidnapped demonstrators in unmarked police vehicles.
Secret Federal Police Deployed by Trump Snatch Protesters Off Portland Streets
The Department of Homeland Security has refused demands from the state government to “remove all federal officers.”
Trading Cops for Social Workers Isn’t the Solution to Police Violence
Social workers have a history of partnering with the state to serve as carceral enforcers rather than as liberators.
DOJ Conducts First Execution Since 2003 Just Hours After Supreme Court Ruling
More than 2,600 individuals on death row have been exonerated since 1989.
Abolishing Police Includes Abolishing ICE and Border Protection
To achieve the goal of abolishing police, we need to fight against all fronts of policing power.
Racism of Policing Resulted in the Torture and 18-Year Incarceration of My Son
Taking a stand against racism and police violence must include releasing all survivors of police torture from prison.
Abolish Policing, Not Just the Police
Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law and Mariame Kaba discuss abolishing the police and policing.
Hunger Strikers at COVID-Infected ICE Jail Were Pepper-Sprayed in Retaliation
Detained immigrant activist Anthony Alexandre reports dire conditions and a lack of medical care at the for-profit jail.