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Prisons & Policing
Robin D. G. Kelley: What We’re Experiencing Right Now Is Fascism
Technologies from Israel have turbocharged surveillance by ICE, Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump Wants “Model Cities” With High-Tech Police. New Orleans Just Said “No.”
New Orleans is the latest to refuse a $300 million grant program that critics say would build Trump’s police state.
Trump’s “Beautification” Plan Has Turned Community Parks Into Policing Traps
Trump’s plan to “make D.C. beautiful again” means more policing for the city’s residents.
It’s Not Just Flock. Police Can’t Be Trusted With Our Data.
An Illinois State Police database available online listed personal information, including Social Security numbers.
Faith Leaders Speak Out After DHS Sent Undercover Agents to Spy on MN Churches
People should not have to wonder if “standing with their neighbors will put them in a federal file,” one minister said.
Family of American Student Urges US to Secure Her Release From Israeli Detention
Sama Safi’s arrest is part of a “concerted effort to crush the new generation of Palestinian leaders,” her aunt said.
Releases, Not Transfers, Must Be at the Center of Prison Closure Plans
As former residents of a California prison, we celebrated its closure but abhorred the punitive transfer process.
Alabama Utility Partners With Flock to Sell More Surveillance to Cities
Alabama Power has acted as a middleman to sell surveillance services to more than 80 municipalities.
Free Speech Groups Sound Alarm on “Red Scare” Repression of ICE Watch Activists
Advocates asked a court to unseal more details on Trump's surveillance of churches, schools, and libraries in Minnesota.
I’ve Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That’s What’s Happening at Delaney Hall.
As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney Hall.