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Prisons & Policing
A Civilian Is a Combatant Is a Civilian Is a Combatant
What happens when a bunch of lawyers intent on distinguishing combatants from civilians discover that it cannot be done?
Pressure Mounts to Shut Down Immigrant Family Detention Centers
Immigrant rights advocates have increased pressure to end the punitive policy of holding in prison-like conditions mothers and children fleeing danger.
As Violence Spikes in Baltimore, Former Investigator Says Police Aren’t the Answer
Stephen Tabeling: Good investigations and less aggressive tactics could lead to better results.
Matt Taibbi on Baltimore, Freddie Gray and How Legal System Covers Up Police Violence
New cellphone video sheds light on Freddie Gray's fatal journey.
Chicago Just Became the First US City to Pay Reparations to Victims of Police Torture
For nearly 20 years, officers of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. How survivors and their lawyers won a decades-long fight.
Why the Surveillance State Is Everybody’s Problem
There's been much controversy around the New York City Police Department's stop and frisk program, which unfairly ensnared tens of thousands of young minority men.
From Belfast to Baltimore, Police Tactics Spread. Can Justice Go Global?
The police tactics a far-off stranger is facing today just may be what you're up against tomorrow.
Can the DOJ Reform the Baltimore Police Department?
An examination of the limitations of previous federal interventions aiming to reform troubled departments.
Sgt. James Brown, 26, Survived Two Tours in Iraq Only to Die Begging for His Life in Texas Jail
A shocking video from inside the jail raises new questions.
Say Her Name: Families Seek Justice in Overlooked Police Killings of African-American Women
Less attention has been paid to women who have been killed by police.