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Tragic Slaying of Oscar Grant by Bay Area Police Remembered Five Years Later
The quest for justice continues five years after slaying of Oscar Grant, unarmed 22-year-old African American shot at Fruitvale Station.
Joo-Hyun Kang: Ending the Stop-and-Frisk Regime
How do we as activists and citizens keep promises from being more than just talking points?
Former Prosecutor Gets Arrested to See the Other Side of US Criminal Justice System
Bobby Constantino, a former prosecutor from privileged background, lays bare the racism and inequities of the US American criminal justice system.
“If the Risk Is Low, Let Them Go”: Elderly Prison Population Skyrockets Despite Low Risk to Society
Even amidst a modest reduction in the US prison population, the number of aging men and women expected to die behind bars has skyrocketed in a system ill prepared …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Three Days After Christmas, 1.3 Million Americans Will Lose Their Unemployment Benefits, and More
Three days after Christmas, 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits, and more.
A Rapper’s Last Words Before Going to Jail
On December 5th Tunisian rapper Weld El 15 stood trial for performing his song
Brave New Foundation’s Series on Prison Profiteering
Each part of this series by the Brave New Foundation exposes an aspect of corruption in the American prison systems in the name of profit.
Report Finds Police Intelligence Gathering Tactics Threaten National Security
A lack of oversight in counterterrorism programs causes critical intelligence to fall through the cracks.
Forced Guilty Pleas in Drug Cases: Threat of Draconian Sentences Means Few Willing to Risk Trial
Since drug defendants rarely prevail at trial, it is not surprising that 97 percent of them decide to plead guilty.
West Memphis 3’s Damien Echols on Healing After Death Row
Damien Echols of the West Memphis 3 discusses his ordeal during a screening of a new documentary about his case.