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Prisons & Policing
Rotten and Rat-Infested: The Appalling Food and Health Care Conditions Facing US Prisoners
The conditions of food and healthcare for inmates are sickening -- literally.
Beyond Exonerating the Innocent: Using Storytelling to Humanize Youth Sentenced to Die in Prison
Storytelling is central to restorative justice.
Twenty-Five Years After the Lucasville Uprising, Its Survivors Are Leading a New Prison Resistance Movement
Today's rebellions are not contained by prison walls.
New York Politicians Seek to Make Highway Repairs Contingent on Placing Cops in Schools
New York City politicians are attempting to get armed cops put in every school by ramming it through a highway repair bill.
Anticipating a Crush: In Prison, Tactical Teams Declare Uneven War
''We've already been on lockdown since Sunday afternoon here at Stateville Correctional Center.''
Bloody Violence in South Carolina Prison Shines Light on Inhumane Conditions Across US
At least seven prisoners died and 17 were seriously injured after bloody violence broke out Sunday night.
From “Probable Cause” to “Reasonable Suspicion”: The Subversion of the Fourth Amendment
The subversion arises from a 1968 Supreme Court decision.
Sentenced to 65 Years for a Cop’s Crime
An outrageous sentence was handed down against Lakeith Smith for his friend's death.
Justice for Decynthia Clements: Demanding Safety, Not Police Bullets, for Black Women in Distress
People in distress need care and compassion, not gunfire.
Heavily Redacted “Race Paper” Shows the State Is Monitoring Activists
CounterSpin interviews Omar Farah on the "Race Paper."