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Prisons & Policing
Rikers Island Might Be Put Under Federal Control After Recent Scandal
A recent report details how the city has broken its promise to improve the jail’s dangerous and unsanitary conditions.
Here’s How Organizing to Abolish the Prison Industrial Complex Works in Practice
As more activists embrace abolition of the prison industrial complex, here’s what this work demands of us in practice.
10 Years After Historic Hunger Strike, Will CA Finally End Solitary Confinement?
Prisoners refused food, demanding changes to solitary confinement. Now they are pushing to end the practice altogether.
Anger Over Anti-Immigrant Prejudice Fuels French Uprising After Police Killing
In a telling public statement, French police unions have characterized the protesters as “vermin” and “savage hordes.”
Immunity Doctrines Have Made the US Constitution Useless — It’s Time to End Them
Overlapping immunity doctrines insulate officials from the consequences of their actions, no matter how egregious.
In Brutal Summer Heat, Prisoners Say Their Cells Are Like “Stifling Hot Coffins”
Days of extreme heat without access to enough water and cooled air become deadlier for an aging prison population.
Chicago Is Building a Police Torture Memorial, But Police Violence Continues
Survivors hope the memorial will ensure the Chicago Police Department's crimes will never be justified nor forgotten.
Stop Cop City Week of Action Showed Movement’s Strength Amid Rampant Repression
Police sought to repress and intimidate protesters during the week of action, but the movement only emerged stronger.
The State Is Increasingly Weaponized Against the Most Marginalized
DOJ investigations into white supremacists fell dramatically as those targeting “abortion-related” activism grew.
As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime
This playbook has been used and reused, depending on the political winds of the time.