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Prisons & Policing
Palestinians Face Torture, Starvation and Sexual Violence in Israeli Prisons
Prisoners' families are kept in the dark about their loved ones as prison authorities engage in unbridled abuse.
Communication Crackdown in Federal Prisons Has Been Operating Quietly Until Now
“Double contact bans” disrupt the means by which prisoners may assert their rights and dissent to their treatment.
Police Are Sending Student Protesters to the ER. Campus Cops Don’t Keep Us Safe.
The recent campus crackdowns underscore the danger of the decades-long rise in school policing.
Survivors of Prison Staff Abuse Say Transfer to New Facilities Hasn’t Ended Harm
When FCI Dublin closed, people were transferred to a dozen prisons where they face ongoing mistreatment and retaliation.
Anti-Mask Laws Target Gaza Protests, But They Threaten All Progressive Movements
Several states are considering expanding bans on public masking as a means to repress protest.
Anti-LGBTQ Censorship Is Endangering Trans People Behind Bars
“Trans Bodies, Trans Selves,” a basic trans health resource, is explicitly banned from prisons in eight states.
Formerly Incarcerated People Face “Forever Punishment” in Collateral Sanctions
Collateral sanctions enable the power structure to penalize those it deems “unworthy” and “undesirable.”
California Cops Violently Attacked a Black Man Who Was Filming Them
“I felt the asphalt just cutting in my face,” said Kwesi Guss, the man who the officers attacked.
Albuquerque Throws Away Belongings of Houseless People, Violating Court Order
Thousands have lost medications, birth certificates, IDs, treasured family photos and the ashes of loved ones.
NYPD Killed 19-Year-Old Win Rozario After He Called 911 for Help
The fatal shooting of the Bangladeshi teen has set off protests and demands for justice from the family.