Truthout
Prisons & Policing
Feds Made It Harder to Free Prisoners Amid COVID, Even as Barr Promised Releases
A secret Bureau of Prisons policy has kept all but 1.8 percent of federal prisoners behind bars, where the virus rages.
FBI Says It Will Investigate Breonna Taylor Shooting Death
Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was shot to death by police inside her own apartment.
Chicago Passed Police Torture Reparations 5 Years Ago. Were They Implemented?
Chicago’s reparations ordinance remains a great precedent for the U.S. despite some of its promises being unfulfilled.
Formerly Incarcerated People Should Be Compensated for Telling Their Stories
Expecting us to tell our incarceration stories to people who are paid to be there is yet another inequity we suffer.
Pandemic Policing Is Expanding the Use of Surveillance Technology
Law enforcement agencies are already using small drones to enforce stay-at-home orders and social distancing measures.
New York City’s Budget Must Stop Robbing Our Children to Pay the NYPD
The New York City budget must fund communities and services that need support right now, not racist policing.
With My Child Incarcerated During a Pandemic, I Spend Mother’s Day in Fear
How many more incarcerated people have to die before elected officials take action?
Let’s Imagine a Post-Pandemic Era With Less Policing and No New Jails
During this crisis, we can learn from the people who have been imagining and creating new ways of being in community.
80 Percent of People Held in Ohio’s Marion Prison Test Positive for COVID-19
Eleven prisoners and one staff member have died at the Marion Correctional Institution.
California City Was Accused of Police Brutality Weeks Before Cop Beat Black Teen
A lawsuit alleges Rancho Cordova “fostered a culture of violence.”