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Prisons & Policing
People With Criminal Records Should Not Have to Hire a Lawyer Just to Get a Job
State laws are restricting people with convictions from working as nurses, counselors and janitors.
38 States Currently Authorize Involuntary Commitment for Substance Use
Sixteen of them allow facilities to engage in treatments of their choice without the individual’s consent.
Tennessee Quietly Rolls Out Its Own 810-Acre “Cop City”
“It seemed like they were purposefully not saying much about it, trying to keep it hush hush,” said one organizer.
Predictive Police Tech Isn’t Making Communities Safer — It’s Disempowering Them
“We haven't seen public safety systems privatized in this way that we're seeing now,” says Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
Major Brands Like McDonald’s, Kroger and Coca-Cola Linked to Forced Prison Labor
“Slavery has not been abolished,” said one formerly imprisoned person who now advocates against forced prison labor.
Will Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip Be Freed After Supreme Court Hears Case?
Glossip has faced nine separate execution dates and will now get the chance to argue for a new trial.
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.