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Prisons & Policing
10 Largest US Cities Will Spend More on Police Than Public Health This Year
The combined policing budgets of these cities is 3.6 times greater than their public health department budgets.
“What Are We Going to Do About It?” Mariame Kaba Talks Abolition in Action
To create a world without prisons and policing, we must first push past the ceiling oppression puts on our imagination.
Unprepared for COVID, Texas Women’s Prison Was Equally Unprepared for Uri
The recent winter storm left the nation's only federal medical prison for women without heat or hot water.
Nearly 30 Police Officers Face Investigations for Actions During Capitol Attack
The number of suspensions and inquiries could increase as more evidence emerges.
More Policing Is Not the Solution to Anti-Asian Violence
Carceral approaches to anti-Asian violence ignore the realities of police violence.
LAPD Requested Amazon Ring Footage of Black Lives Matter Protests
Technologies like Ring, when partnered with police, pose a dangerous risk to First Amendment rights.
Legalizing All Drugs Is Just the Beginning of a Compassionate Drug Policy
In a new book, neuroscientist Carl Hart shares stories of his own drug use to break down the stigma.
Incarcerated Organizer Airlifted to Hospital Following Attack by Prison Guards
Worried loved ones staged a protest at the hospital demanding that family be allowed to visit — a demand still unmet.
Police Deployed Potentially Lethal Chemical During Black Lives Matter Protests
The hexachloroethane smoke that police used against protesters can cause vomiting, respiratory distress and even death.
Virginia Poised to Become First State in the South to Abolish the Death Penalty
Since 1976, Virginia has executed 113 individuals, second only to Texas.