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Prisons & Policing
New Orleans Activists Clash With Sheriff Over Jail Expansion
New Orleans will jail people living with mental illness in post-Katrina structures that were slated to close years ago.
50 Years Ago Today, Police Murdered Fred Hampton. His Activism Lives On.
Civil rights attorney Flint Taylor discusses the past and present fight against Chicago's systemic racist policing.
Trump Thinks He Can Get Away With Murder Because Police Do All the Time
Long before Trump, police were using bullying and gaslighting to cover up their own crimes.
Billionaire-Funded Criminal Justice Reform Actually Expands Carceral System
Arnold Ventures-backed reforms are undermining radical efforts to end mass incarceration in the U.S.
Prison Is Not Rehabilitation, It Is Modern-Day Slavery
Prison is racism. Prison is vengeance. Prison is disproportionately inflicted upon descendants of enslaved people.
With His Execution Blocked, Rodney Reed Has a Chance to Prove Innocence
In 1998, an all-white jury sentenced Reed to die for the murder of Stacey Stites.
Policing Statistics Silence the Most Vulnerable People
The most vulnerable people have the most at stake in questions of policing, but their voices are silenced in data.
Ayanna Pressley Unveils Plan to Incentivize Reductions in Prison Population
The proposal also calls for governments to abolish cash bail.
As the Industry Declines, Private Prisons Form Advocacy Group
The private prison industry has formed a new lobbying group called the Day 1 Alliance.
Millions Call on Texas Governor to Halt Execution of Rodney Reed
Reed was convicted of raping and murdering Stacey Stites in 1996, but her fiancé has since confessed to the crimes.