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Prisons & Policing
Congress’s Ratification of Trump’s Spying Power Is a Direct Threat to Our Privacy
Trump now has authority to spy on us here and abroad.
Recriminalizing Cannabis Is Worse Than 1930s “Reefer Madness”
Sessions' proposed crackdown on legal marijuana looks worse than reefer madness.
United States Policing and “Gun Rights” Began With Slave Patrols
Guns were used to suppress and kill Black and Indigenous people long before the Bill of Rights was written.
Prisons Harshly Censor Which Books Are Allowed Behind Bars
This policy change could have a huge impact.
Sessions Doubles Down in the War on Weed
The attorney general's plan to go after states that have decriminalized marijuana.
The FBI’s Failed Plan to Make Black Activist James Forman an Informant
The FBI was able to place informants into the top layers of organizations deemed threats.
Maya Schenwar | Beyond Reform, Toward the End of Policing: An Interview With Alex Vitale
It's time to rethink the very mission behind policing.
Florida Prisoners Are Preparing to Strike Against Unpaid Labor
Prisoners throughout Florida are planning a January 15 work stoppage.
A Joe Arpaio Run in Arizona Could Give Democrats the Senate
Democrats trail Republicans in the Senate by just two seats.
Incremental Reforms Won’t Work: The Transformation of Policing Is Needed
The following is an excerpt from his book, “The End of Policing.”