Federal drug laws are designed to ensure that the spoils of the emerging legal cannabis industry go to the affluent.
Prisons & Policing
Some Water Protectors see direct action as one of the few tactics that produces quick results.
Omar says that, while the legality of his actions has been decided, it is up to Biden to rule on the moral question.
Gilbert is now eligible to apply for parole, but he could still be denied.
A “closure” sometimes means the use of prisons as training sites that perpetuate oppression elsewhere.
Many rural jails and prisons face serious environmental threats, but they aren’t often considered in emergency planning.
An ACLU report found that border agents in Michigan were disproportionately detaining people of Latin American descent.
The ballot initiative would replace the city’s police department with a new “Department of Public Safety.”
Truthout is proud to announce the winners of the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize.
Emile DeWeaver describes six days of abuse in solitary confinement as a child.