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Experts Cite the Health Impacts of Incarceration as US Life Expectancy Falls
“The worse the prison conditions, the more likely it is incarceration can be tied to excess mortality,” said one expert.
Normandale Park Shooting Shows How Portland Police Facilitate Far Right Violence
The far right vigilante received a life sentence for shooting four protesters despite police efforts to protect him.
Abbott’s Plan to Pardon Sgt. Who Killed BLM Protester May Already Be Backfiring
The parole board will allow the district attorney to present evidence in the case before making a pardon determination.
Days After $550M Tyre Nichols Death Lawsuit Filed, TN Weakens Police Oversight
Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has said that the legislation will “undo the will of Nashville voters.”
Charges Against Stop Cop City Protesters Continue Terror of “Anti-Terrorism”
The U.S. is cynically wielding “anti-terrorism” as a cudgel against the left.
These Women Face Death by Incarceration, But They’re Organizing for Their Lives
A new report highlights the experiences those sentenced to death by incarceration in Pennsylvania’s women’s prisons.
County Autopsy Reveals Police Shot “Cop City” Protester Tortuguita 57 Times
The autopsy shows that Tortuguita had no gunpowder on their hands, contradicting the police narrative about their death.
Ocasio-Cortez: NYC’s New Police Contract Makes Cops Rich by Defunding Schools
The lawmaker said that crime can actually be reduced by funding public programs that support communities.
While You’re Lighting Up on 4/20, I’m Serving Decades in Prison for Selling Weed
I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars.
Lashawn Thompson’s Family Demands Justice: He Was “Eaten Alive” by Bugs in Jail
The family is demanding a criminal investigation and that the jail be shut down.