News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Has the NYPD Become a Paramilitary Force? The New York Police Department has become highly militarized and federalized in the years since September 11. By David Rosen , Truthout November 5, 2015 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing With Historic Release of Drug Offenders, US Takes “First Step” on Prison Crisis The release comes as President Obama has announced a series of steps to help former prisoners readjust to society. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! November 4, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing After 13 Years Behind Bars, Shaker Aamer Released From Guantánamo British resident Shaker Aamer has been freed from Guantanamo. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 30, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Criminalizing the Classroom: Inside the School-to-Prison Pipeline New York City has more than 5,000 police officers patrolling the city's schools. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 29, 2015 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Texas Student Spent 52 Days in a Coma After Being Tased by Police at School The student was permanently brain injured. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 28, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing As Police Commander’s Trial Nears, a “Black in Blue” Legacy Is in the Spotlight Being a Black police officer can be a contentious choice in a community that is in battle over police conduct. By Glenn Reedus , ChicagoReporter October 26, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Voices of Rise Up October: Victims’ Families Decry Police Violence On Saturday, thousands rallied in New York City against police brutality. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 26, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Bryan Stevenson on Mercy and Ending Mass Incarceration Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama. By Laura Flanders , TheLauraFlandersShow October 23, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Jeffrey Sterling’s Selective Prosecution Exposes CIA Double Standards The leak conviction of ex CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling exposed how the spy agency treats African Americans. By Chelsea Gilmour , ConsortiumNews October 22, 2015 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing New York City Activists Ticket Residents of Gentrified Neighborhood The Police Reform Organizing Project took to the streets of Park Slope. By Ashoka Jegroo , WagingNonviolence October 21, 2015 Truthout