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Sanders Unveils Plan to “Fundamentally Transform” Criminal Legal System
The platform condemns America's “overly-punitive approach to public safety.”
Private Prisons Face 87.4 Percent Financing Gap as Banks Continue to Flee
Eight banks have publicly committed to ending their future financing relationships with the private prison industry.
Civil Charges Against Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate Will Continue
Epstein had been arrested in July for allegedly running a sex trafficking operation involving underage girls.
Documents Show FBI Targeted Ferguson Black Activists Over White Supremacists
The FBI planned an undercover operation aimed at infiltrating Black “extremist” groups after the violence in Ferguson.
They Survived Solitary Confinement. Now They’re Fighting to End It.
Formerly incarcerated people are pushing for laws to stop solitary confinement.
I’m in Prison, and I Need More Than a Vote to Participate in Democracy
Without changing existing power relationships, restoring voting rights for people in prison is meaningless.
The Right Wing Is Trying to Make It a Crime to Oppose Fascism
Public solidarity and mutual aid provide the best antidote to this form of state repression.
How the Language of Terrorism Could Fuel Trump’s Fascism
In the hands of the US government, the idea of terrorism is molded to ensnare people whom the state would like to cage.
Resistance to Private Prisons Comes Amid Debate Over Immigrant Detention Policy
Controversy over immigration policy is shining an unwelcome spotlight on the private prison industry.
Bodycam Video Shows Dallas Officers Mocking Man as He Died Pinned to Ground
Tony Timpa called 911 to ask for help. The police responded, and within 20 minutes Timpa was dead.