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Executed by the Seattle Police Department
The calls from activists for accountability for police murder continue to grow in Seattle after another fatal police shooting.
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Trial by Fire: Prosecutors Sending Juveniles to Adult Courts
Fifteen states allow prosecutors unfettered power to decide whether a child will be tried in a juvenile or adult court.
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Albert Woodfox of the “Angola 3” Is Freed After 43 Years in Solitary Confinement
The former Black Panther spent more time in solitary confinement than anyone in the United States.
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Chicago Cop’s Lawsuit Against Estate of Slain Teen Might Be a First
The lawsuit presents an unusual argument that attempts to make citizens pay for the hazards of policing.
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Larry Yarbrough: A Case for Clemency
Larry Yarbrough has spent more than 20 years serving a life without parole sentence for possession of a single ounce of cocaine.
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The 13th Amendment Created Legal Slavery Through Incarceration
The very amendment to the US Constitution that was to have performed the miraculous conversion of “chattel into man” actually facilitated his and her re-chattelization through imprisonment.
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Beyond Reform: Abolishing Prisons
Is the problem simply that too many people are incarcerated—or is incarceration a problem, in and of itself?
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A Community Solution to Cash Bail
People with means can buy their freedom; those without access to money sit in jail - sometimes for months or even years - while their case works its way …
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Gangbusters: How the Upsurge in Anti-Gang Tactics Will Hurt Communities of Color
Are gang raids and so-called “community” policing efforts really decreasing violence in US cities?
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Ramsey Orta Reflects on the Consequences of Exposing Police Brutality
He does not regret filming Eric Garner's death, but wishes he hadn't attached his name to it.