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Prisons & Policing
Parole Didn’t Integrate Me Into Society. It Kept Me Out of It.
I didn’t want to be a fugitive, but parole supervision destabilized my life and kept me homeless.
RICO Charges Attempt to Paint Stop Cop City Movement as a Criminal “Conspiracy”
The sweeping 109-page indictment presents acts of mutual aid and zine reading as evidence of a criminal “conspiracy.”
Activist Responds to RICO Charges Intensifying Criminalization of Stop Cop City
“Everything that the state has accused the movement of doing is ultimately a projection,” says Micah Herskind.
To Build an Abolitionist Future, We Must Look to Indigenous Pasts
Worlds without police and without prisons have already existed, predating colonization and slavery.
Grassroots Organizing in Red States Is at the Heart of Abolitionist Struggle
Here’s what we can learn from abolitionists who are organizing in some of the most conservative parts of the country.
NYC Police Plan to Use Drones to Surveil Labor Day Parties This Weekend
Civil liberties groups believe police use of surveillance drones is “poised to explode.”
It’s Nearly Labor Day, and Congress Has a Chance to Abolish Prison Slavery
Formerly incarcerated workers are leading a push for basic labor rights in prisons that could change everything.
300 Black Lives Matter Protesters in Denver Awarded $4.7 Million Settlement
“I’m proud of our community for mobilizing and keeping this struggle alive,” a Denver activist said.
Did Defunding Police Cause Oakland’s “Crime Wave”? Here’s What Really Happened.
Media and politicians call the defund police movement a failure, but it hasn’t been tried.
When Police Killed a Trans Woman, Small Town Officials Scrambled to Protect Them
Officials have refused to release body-worn camera footage and tried to stop circulation of a watchdog newspaper.