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Prisons & Policing
When Will Presidential Candidates Propose Ending the Criminalization of Poverty?
Democratic candidates are missing an opportunity to pitch sweeping prison reform as an economic justice issue.
Chicago Police Tortured Victims With Electric Shocks, Burns and Beatings
Under Commander Jon Burge, Black men endured torture and violence at the hands of Chicago police.
New York Activists Are Leading the Charge on Sex Work Decriminalization
As the fight for sex work decriminalization gains momentum, even presidential candidates are weighing in.
Body Cameras and Tasers Make Billions for Axon, But Don’t Solve Police Violence
Axon tech soared in popularity after the killing of Michael Brown in 2014, but it may be doing more harm than good.
New York Teachers Fight for Divestment From Prison Industry
A new campaign is working to divest $8 million in retirement holdings from the for-profit prison system.
Solitary Confinement Can Lead to a Life Sentence in Prison
When people placed in solitary confinement respond with psychological distress, they often face extended punishment.
DuVernay: Wrongly Convicted Boys Aren’t “Central Park Five” — They’re People
“When They See Us” exposes the inner workings of a criminal legal system designed to fail people of color.
San Francisco Joins National Push to Abolish Youth Prisons
Activists are pushing back against plans to replace youth prisons with “kid-friendly jails.”
A Lawsuit Over Ferguson’s “Debtors Prison” Drags On
The federal class-action claims thousands of people in Missouri were jailed because they couldn’t pay off fines.
There Are Cameras Everywhere. It’s Time to Reject the Surveillance State.
Reasonable security measures have merit, but living in a fishbowl is not reasonable at all.