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Prisons & Policing
Proposed Rules Regulating Domestic Drone Use Lack Police Warrant Requirement
Civil liberties groups warn that the rules still contain loopholes.
A Message in Motion: Reparations Now!
A group of activists and allies took to the subway in Chicago to make some noise about the mayoral election and the police torture reparations ordinance.
Evaluating Police Psychology: Who Passes the Test?
With no national standards for screening police applicants, psychologists rely on tests unlikely to predict aggression.
Jail Video Visits Are No Substitute for the Real Thing
Prison video "visits" often replace in-person visits in order to maximize profits for private companies.
The Shift
Our society barely recognizes the futility of imprisoning people for onerously long sentences.
“Vanguard of the Revolution”: New Film Chronicles Rise of Black Panthers and FBI’s War Against Them
The film tells the history of the Black Panthers.
Boston University Metropolitan College Direct School to Prison Pipeline
The US has the highest youth incarceration rate in the world with 336 juvenile incarcerations per 100,000 youth - nearly five times as many as the second highest country.
Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting
The Jails Action Coalition is a grassroots group that has been pushing for an end to all forms of solitary confinement.
The Chilling First Amendment Implications of Journalist Barrett Brown’s Five-Year Sentence
Barrett Brown's conviction has frightening implications for journalists and researchers of all stripes.
Supreme Court Upholds Auto Stop With No Traffic Violation
It's just the latest Supreme Court decision to effectively enlarge police powers and restrict Fourth Amendment protections.