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Prisons & Policing
Incarcerated Immigrants Are Being Tortured
Hunger strikers in a Texas immigration jail are risking their lives to draw attention to the conditions.
Cities Across US Are Stripping Homeless People of Their Autonomy
Politicians in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego are attacking the self-determination of homeless people.
The Future of the Prison Abolition Movement
Even news personalities like Marc Lamont Hill now argue that abolition is a real and tangible goal.
Face Surveillance Is a Uniquely Dangerous Technology
Companies are determining whether someone has a propensity to be a terrorist by analyzing their face.
The State of the Resistance
People are mobilized, and intersecting resistance has come to define grassroots activism in the era of Trump.
Trial of El Chapo Highlights Failure of War on Drugs
Christy Thornton, an assistant professor of sociology and Latin American studies, discusses more.
US Prisons Are Building Databases of Incarcerated People’s Voice Prints
The technology allows authorities to cross-reference the voices of individuals speaking to prisoners.
Lights Are Back On at New York City Jail, But Prisoners Still Lack Heat
Brad Lander, a New York city councilmember who spoke with prisoners and prison officials this weekend, discusses more.
Polar Vortex Shows Incarcerated Workers Bear the Brunt of Extreme Weather
From clearing snow to fighting wildfires, prisoners are being exploited to mitigate climate disasters.
Chinonye Chukwu’s Film “Clemency” Examines the Death Penalty
The film examines the death penalty from the perspective of those who have to carry out executions and the condemned.