Truthout
Prisons & Policing
The GOP’s Tax Scam Is a Big Win for Investors in Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration is about to get even more profitable.
Outgoing New York City Council Speaker on Her Work to Close Rikers, Expand Living Wage, Protect Immigrants
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito discusses her time on the New York City Council.
Climate Change Meets Mass Incarceration: California’s Incarcerated Firefighters
Prisoners fight fires for low wages.
DEA Operation Played Hidden Role in the Disappearance of Five Innocent Mexicans
The agency did nothing to investigate or help.
ACLU Investigation Reveals Texas Troopers Are Turning Traffic Stops of Immigrants Into Deportations
State troopers are essentially acting as deportation officers.
Empire Files: A Massacre of Farmers in US-Colombia “War on Drugs”
The Colombia government has cracked down on its “war on drugs.”
Police Shoot More People Than Previously Known
A new investigation reveals that the number of people being shot — and shot at — by police is troubling.
A Killer Cop Gets Away With an Execution
Another officer who murdered an innocent, unarmed man has gone free.
Brooklyn Court: NYPD’s Use of Cellphone Trackers Unconstitutional
This ruling raises more questions than it answers.
The Radio Show Bringing Prisoners Messages From Home
This weekly program connects prisoners to faraway family and friends.