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Prisons & Policing
Lancaster Shows How to Say No to For-Profit Prison Company
A Pennsylvania county goes up against GEO Group, a giant of the private prison industry, and comes out victorious.
Fusing Criminal and Civil Legal Systems Harms US’s Marginalized People
Giving police civil power to detain and deport leads to cruel injustices like racial profiling and family separations.
Low Literacy Rates, Lack of Education Funding Fuel Cycle of Incarceration
Some states' attempts to make education less accessible to prisoners flies in the face of common sense.
What It’s Like Inside the Largest Immigrant Prison in the US
The Adelanto Detention Facility is one of the most isolating places I have ever been to.
Mothers of Mexico’s Disappeared Young Men Blame the Police
Their suspicions were confirmed this year when 19 police officers were charged with the disappearances.
Lawsuit Confronts Extortion of Prisoners by Electronic Monitoring Firm
One plaintiff paid more than 50 percent of his income to cover the electronic monitoring fees.
Boston Globe Exposé Reveals TSA Is Secretly Surveilling Thousands of Travellers
Jana Winter, who broke the story, discusses more.
State Prisons Fail to Offer Cure to 144,000 Prisoners With Deadly Hepatitis C
Many states cited high drug prices as the reason for denying treatment.
Anti-Prostitution Ordinance Promotes Racial Profiling in Chicago
The ordinance will facilitate profiling based on race, gender and sexual orientation and is likely unconstitutional.
ICE: The Making of an American Gestapo
An in-depth look at the troubling history of a government organization.