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Prisons & Policing
Prison Guard Unions Play a Key Role in Expanding the Prison-Industrial Complex
There's a shortage of prison guards as the ranks of the incarcerated swell.
Profiting Off Mass Incarceration: Detroit Pistons Owner Buys Private Prison Phone Company
Mass incarceration will be profitable under Trump.
Former NFL Player Donté Stallworth: Don’t Let Trump Hijack the Conversation on Racism and Violence
“We can't allow the president to hijack this conversation and make it all about him.”
EPA Adds Prison Locations to Its Environmental Justice Mapping Tool
Activists celebrate move as an advance in the struggle to recognize the environmental rights of incarcerated people.
Will Judge Overturn Arpaio Pardon?
Trump's Arpaio pardon is unconstitutional, lawyers say.
“No Toilet, No Ventilation”: Prisoners Describe Horrific Conditions in Harvey’s Flood Zone
“We are alive barely,” says one prisoner in Beaumont, Texas.
Trump’s Executive Order Gives Police Unfettered Access to Weapons of War
Racist cops have free rein, Trump's order signals.
Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Signals to White Supremacists: “I’ve Got Your Back“
Arpaio and Trump share the same racism and contempt for the law.
New Legislation Would Soften Foster Care Rules That Tear Extended Families Apart
Even shoplifting can disqualify prospective foster parents.
Trump’s “Both Sides” Rhetoric: Liberals Beat Him to the Punch
To respectable liberals, a lynch mob is “speech” until someone gets killed.