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COVID Needs Are Urgent, But Many Cities Are Prioritizing Police Funding Instead
Many mid-sized cities are continuing to fund police and policing programs even as crucial support programs are cut.
Oregon Becomes First State to Decriminalize Small Possession of All Drugs
The measure will also increase access to non-coercive addiction treatment.
The Case for Abolition After Philadelphia Police Kill Walter Wallace Jr.
Protests in Philadelphia marked a second night of calling for abolition after police shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr.
No Drugs Should Be Criminalized. It’s Time to Abolish the DEA.
After 47 years and over $1 trillion in costs, it’s time to move toward a human-centered approach to drug use in the U.S.
Protests Rise in Philly After Police Murder Black Man Amid Mental Health Crisis
Walter Wallace Jr.'s mother had been trying to diffuse the situation before police arrived and shot him.
You Cannot Decarcerate by Using the Tools of Incarceration, Says Mumia Abu-Jamal
“We must move for what we want, not for what we think the system can produce, because the system is the problem.”
Nigerian Forces Kill 12 as Anti-Police Brutality Protests Grow
Protesters are fighting to stop police violence, as well as army violence, unemployment and economic injustice.
COVID-19 in Prisons Is Far Worse Than Previously Thought, Data Trackers Say
The public may never know the full extent of death and suffering of incarcerated people during the pandemic.
Trump Appears to Admit Extrajudicial Killing of Michael Reinoehl Was Planned
Witnesses to Reinoehl's killing said police had not identified themselves before shooting him.
Activists Are Mobilizing to Help Incarcerated People Get Their Stimulus Checks
The Trump administration attempted to block stimulus payments to incarcerated people before a federal court intervened.