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Prisons & Policing
Will Obama Undo the Harms of the War on Drugs?
The injustice lying behind the drug-related imprisonment is staggering.
The Secrecy of Torture: What Happens When Survivors’ Memories Are “Declassified”?
Among the numerous bizarre facets of the Guantanamo Bay prison saga is the classification of people's memories as state secrets.
Restorative Justice Is Needed for Albert Woodfox, Black Panther Party and Nation
After 43 years, Albert Woodfox will be both immediately released and barred from a retrial.
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.