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Prisons & Policing
UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Facilitate Government Repression
It would expand transnational government surveillance without adequately protecting people from abuses of power.
Police Are Increasingly Encrypting Their Radios to Block Scrutiny by Journalists
Press advocates say that the surge in encryption is a reaction to the demand for police accountability after 2020.
Journalists Must Report on Prisons — But We Need to Protect Incarcerated Sources
Incarcerated people risk harsh reprisal when they speak out about the abuses they face. We must protect them.
Illinois Aims to Spend $900 Million Revamping Prisons. Let’s Close Them Instead.
Rebuilding decaying prisons isn’t the answer -- shuttering them is.
Atlanta’s Cop City Is Funded by Some of the Same Billionaires Who Back AIPAC
Donors to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee are underwriting a thin blue line between Israel and Cop City.
Sonya Massey’s Killing Shows the Danger Police Pose to Black Disabled People
Racism and ableism are baked into policing's DNA. Massey's killing underscores the urgent need for alternatives.
New York’s Nassau County Wants to Deputize Armed Civilians for Disaster Relief
Civil groups and residents are questioning why volunteers would need weapons, saying the move creates private militias.
Sister of Samuel Sharpe Jr. Demands Justice After Police Killing During RNC
Angelique Sharpe says her brother had actually called the police for help before he was killed.
Police Violence Is Also Political Violence — and Deeply Normalized in the US
The threat of state-sanctioned violence is so constant in the US that it doesn’t even make the headlines.
Even When Trans Women Win Transfers to Women’s Prisons, They Still Aren’t Safe
Many states are rolling back policies allowing trans people to be placed in prisons aligned with their gender identity.