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Herman Wallace’s Conviction Overturned and Immediate Release Ordered!
No application for bail is required, and the State is given 30 days to notify Herman if they plan to re-indict him.
How Lockup Quotas and “Low-Crime Taxes” Guarantee Profits for Private Prison Corporations
The report sheds light on the for-profit private prison industryu2019s reliance on high prison populations, and how they directly benefit its bottom line.
The Coming Domestic Drone Wars
State lawmakers across the U.S. are introducing legislation that would restrict the use of unmanned drones.
Free the Cuban Five: 15 Years of Unjust Imprisonment
The U.S. government was fully aware that the men had no weapons and had never harmed any individual.
How I Called the Cops and Almost Got Shot: the Politics of Being a “Threat”
Judicial and legislative victories against stop-and-frisk practices do not address how individual fears harden into iron bars of segregation.
Questlove on Police Racial Profiling, Hip-Hop, Michele Bachmann and Soul Train’s Lasting Influence
On the heels of last month’s historic ruling declaring the "stop-and-frisk" tactics of the New York City Police Department unconstitutional, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Grammy Award-winning band The …
Holder Backpedals on Mandatory Minimums Amid Intelligence Laundering Controversy
Holder's track record is reason to stay skeptical.
Lynne Stewart Needs Our Help
Compassionate Release Denied BUT ALL Is Not Lost. ACT NOW!
Lynne Stewart Needs Our Help
Compassionate Release Denied BUT ALL Is Not Lost. ACT NOW!
State-Sanctioned Rape in Texas: Business as Usual
Cops are performing illegal body cavity searches while rape and sexual assault remains rampant in jails and prisons.