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Prisons & Policing
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Gangbusters: Law Enforcement’s Dubious Means to Police Public Housing Residents
With no solid evidence, prosecutors use questionable witness testimony and social media posts to depict a criminal conspiracy.
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How We Can Prepare Incarcerated Parents for Re-entry
One-third of California's released prisoners return home to Los Angeles following their incarceration.
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On Sex Work and Survival: Why We Must Stand With Alisha Walker
For defending herself, and saving the life of another woman who was on the scene, Alisha is facing 15 years behind bars.
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Free From Jail, Imprisoned by Debt
People in at least 30 states are barred from voting because they're unable to pay their court fines.
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We Stand With Palestine in the Spirit of “Sumud”: The US Prisoner, Labor and Academic Solidarity Delegation to Palestine
We demand freedom for the 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners currently held in Israeli jails and all those fighting for justice everywhere.
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Texas Prison System Unveils New Censorship Policy
Supporters of prisoners often use social media to raise attention about prison conditions and the appeal campaigns of individuals.
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Black Lives Matter vs. the LAPD: Are the Police Unfairly Targeting and Surveilling the Movement?
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are determining whether to retry six Black Lives Matter activists whose trial recently ended in a hung jury.
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How a History Teacher and Mumia Abu-Jamal Inspired a Political Coming of Age
Mumia showed me the web of oppression threaded through my life, ensnaring me, and how to begin to hack away at those threads.
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Obama Isn’t Following Through on Pardons Promise, Says Former Pardons Attorney
The initiative to pardon thousands of federal prisoners barely made a dent, and a resignation letter tells why.
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Woman Faces 60 Years in Prison for the Death of Her Abusive Ex
Black women are disproportionately imprisoned when they defend themselves against domestic abuse.