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Prisons & Policing
Will Chicago’s Mayor Cancel Inaccurate Gunshot Detection System Contract?
In 2021, a ShotSpotter alert resulted in the death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was shot by a police officer.
Teen Charged With Murder After Officer Had Heart Attack While Assaulting Him
18-year-old farmworker Virgilio Aguilar Méndez is being prosecuted despite an autopsy report that exonerates him.
After SCOTUS Rejected His Final Appeal, Alabama Executes Man With Nitrogen Gas
"Tonight, Alabama caused humanity to take a step backwards," Kenneth Smith said in his final statement.
Bills in Georgia Aim to Suppress Cop City, Pro-Palestine Activists
“Don’t sleep on this red clay fascism y’all,” one political theorist said.
Harm Reduction Thinking Can Transform the Way We See Drug Use and Treatment
We need to reach beyond the US’s restrictive, hard-to-access, unaffordable, one-size-fits-all drug treatment approach.
Democratic Senators Ask DOJ If Facial Recognition Tech Violates Civil Rights Act
“We are deeply concerned that facial recognition technology may reinforce racial bias,” the letter to the DOJ reads.
“Wrong Side of History”: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Vetoes Ban on Solitary Confinement
"Solitary confinement is inhumane, and its presence in our city is indefensible," said one public advocate.
Food Insecurity in Prison Makes People Like Me Vulnerable to Labor Exploitation
The inadequacy of prison food exposes us to forced labor and sexual abuse in our desperation for adequate nutrition.
Kentucky GOP’s New Bill Decriminalizes Use of Deadly Force Against the Unhoused
"I'm just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.
UN Office Warns AL Nitrogen Execution May Violate International Ban on Torture
A planned execution at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility on January 25 may breach two human rights treaties.