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Christa Pike Hospitalized After Surviving 2 Lethal Injection Doses in Tennessee
This represents the second failed attempt at an execution via lethal injection in Tennessee this year alone.
Activists Are Targeting One of ICE’s Key Staging Grounds — Parking Spots
Protesters say they are “throwing sand in the gears” of the agency’s deportation and abduction machine.
Formerly Incarcerated Women Sued to Get Air Conditioning in TX Prisons — and Won
Many people in prison have physical conditions that make them more susceptible to extreme heat.
“Restrictive Housing” Is Wielded as Punishment Against Trans People in Prison
I am being locked up 23 hours a day with no human interaction. I believe I am being punished for being transgender.
Incarcerated Women Are Pushing for Decarceration, Not “Trauma-Informed” Prisons
Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois.
This Group Made Tech to Protect Users’ Privacy. Trump Labeled Them Terrorists.
Trump’s war on the left is coming for anti-surveillance technology providers.
Families and Witnesses to 5 ICE Killings Testify Before Congress
“I don't think justice can be served until ICE is off our streets,” said Stella Carlson, witness to Alex Pretti's murder.
Tennessee Attempted to Execute a Sexual Assault Victim
Christa Pike’s lethal injection is booked for September 30. She may be the first woman Tennessee executes in 200 years.
The National Security Exception Was Never Going to Stop at Prosecuting Muslims
For 25 years, the US ran a parallel legal system targeting Muslims. It now reaches activists, immigrants, and the left.
California Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Other Workplaces’
Incarcerated workers often make less than 50 cents an hour; it could take weeks to make enough to buy a personal fan.