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Prisons & Policing
Legalized Torture: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cruel Lethal Injections
The Supreme Court's majority opinion, as much as the dissent, shows that the state should not be permitted to execute its citizens.
Where Are Mayors Opposing Police Militarization?
The world is watching and acting; grieving communities are waiting, desperately for change.
How Activists Won Reparations for the Survivors of Chicago Police Department Torture
A history of the movement to make Chicago pay for the crimes of Jon Burge.
Maya Schenwar | Women’s Prisons as Sites of Resistance: An Interview With Victoria Law
Too often, organizing work done in women's prisons goes wholly unrecognized.
Unlikely Communities: Breaking the Alienation of Incarceration
Women in prison band together in many creative ways to confront the system that aims to divide them.
Did Chris Christie Send Entrapped Innocents to Jail?
Five men were convicted of conspiring to kill US soldiers at the Fort Dix Army base.
Mass Protests Trigger Ongoing Investigations of Police Homicides
If police continue to kill citizens at this rate, more than 1,000 people will die at the hands of police by the end of this year.
From Solitary to the Street: Coping With Freedom After Years in Prison Isolation
Former Black Panther Albert Woodfox has been in solitary for over 40 years.
Will Albert Woodfox Be Freed? Louisiana Fights Release of Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary
Federal Judge James Brady not only called for Woodfox's release, but also barred a retrial.
Federal Judge Orders Release of Albert Woodfox, Held 40+ Years in Solitary Confinement [Updated]
Albert Woodfox is the longest-serving US prisoner in solitary confinement.