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Prisons & Policing
Did the NYPD Let Eric Garner Die? Video Shows Police Ignored Pleas to Help Him After Chokehold
A second video shows what happened after Eric Garner last gasped, “I can't breathe.”
A Racist and Unjust System? A Discussion on Policing in Wake of Michael Brown and Eric Garner Deaths
A panel of guests discuss policing and race nationwide.
Police “Reforms” You Should Always Oppose
Ultimately, the only way that we will address oppressive policing is to abolish the police.
Vince Warren on How Police Officers Get Away With Killing From Ferguson to NYC
A New York grand jury cleared New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo for the killing of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold.
Repression, Resistance and Rebellion in Police State Ferguson
After claiming to be a democracy that respects the people's right to assemble, speak, and protest, the government has deployed dozens of police, spies, and military organizations that have …
Watchdog Group Files DOJ Complaint Against Dallas Police, Alleging Racial Pattern of Excessive Force
The group claims Dallas police have participated in a pattern of excessive deadly force against Black and Latino people.
“Not One More Darren Wilson, Not One More Mike Brown”: National Protests Continue Ferguson Struggle
As Darren Wilson resigns from the Ferguson police force, protests continue across the country.
Prosecutor Manipulates Grand Jury Process to Shield Officer
Prosecutors should utilize the public preliminary hearing process instead of the secret grand jury proceeding.
Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, but State Obstruction Bars His Release
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering Louisiana to release Albert Woodfox.
Molly Crabapple Illustrates How Mike Brown’s Death Shed Light on Police Brutality
Crabapple highlights the history of police brutality and also recounts the details of other black men who have died recently at the hands of authorities.