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Prisons & Policing
Radical Time Capsule: After 14 Years, FBI Returns Computers to Buffalo Bookstore Owner
Leslie James Pickering just received a shipment from his prior life, by way of the FBI.
Bipartisan Unity on Mass Incarceration: Opportunity or Sidetrack for Movement Building?
Bipartisan unity on mass incarceration policy has prompted both optimism and serious critique.
New York Plan Could Ameliorate Our Out-of-Control Bail System
Many low risk individuals remain locked up because they are unable to afford bail.
Will Obama Undo the Harms of the War on Drugs?
The injustice lying behind the drug-related imprisonment is staggering.
The Secrecy of Torture: What Happens When Survivors’ Memories Are “Declassified”?
Among the numerous bizarre facets of the Guantanamo Bay prison saga is the classification of people's memories as state secrets.
Restorative Justice Is Needed for Albert Woodfox, Black Panther Party and Nation
After 43 years, Albert Woodfox will be both immediately released and barred from a retrial.
Legalized Torture: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cruel Lethal Injections
The Supreme Court's majority opinion, as much as the dissent, shows that the state should not be permitted to execute its citizens.
Where Are Mayors Opposing Police Militarization?
The world is watching and acting; grieving communities are waiting, desperately for change.
How Activists Won Reparations for the Survivors of Chicago Police Department Torture
A history of the movement to make Chicago pay for the crimes of Jon Burge.
Maya Schenwar | Women’s Prisons as Sites of Resistance: An Interview With Victoria Law
Too often, organizing work done in women's prisons goes wholly unrecognized.