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Prisons & Policing
South Carolina Prisoners Appeal to the UN for Relief From Torturous Conditions
Can you imagine living without sunlight?
Son of Weather Underground Activists Runs for San Francisco DA
Chesa Boudin is running on a platform of ending money bail and dismantling the war on drugs.
Vowing Nationwide Crackdown, Trump Touts More Militarized US Police
The president said the new policing plan will be “very dramatic.”
Keep the NYPD Out of the Subway
We know the right way to achieve a clean and safe subway. The cops won’t help with that.
Chilean Protesters Report Sexual Assault by Military and Riot Police
Sexual violence remains a weapon against women during moments of intense repression.
Abusive North American Companies Pay Off Latin American Police to Harass Critics
Extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers.
Cyntoia Brown-Long on Surviving Sex Trafficking and Winning Freedom
At 16, Brown-Long was convicted of murder for shooting a man who picked her up for sex when she feared for her life.
Feds Investigate Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man in Ohio
Matthew Burroughs was shot by police after fleeing a courthouse in a car -- and died with his foot on the brake.
The Fight to Save Rodney Reed From Execution in Texas
That Reed is still on death row is indicative of the larger issues around the death penalty.
AOC Is Talking About Prison Abolition. Will She Take Action?
Up until now, no politician would be caught dead defending abolition.