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Prisons & Policing
In New York, Inadequate Treatment Is Turning Drug Arrests Into Death Sentences
Deaths related to detoxification at a Syracuse jail show why jail is still not the place to address the opioid crisis.
I Faced Death by Incarceration. The UN Heard My Plea to Abolish Life Sentences.
The United Nations is calling on the U.S. to abolish life without parole prison sentences.
Cities Like Portland Are Spending Staggering Amounts on Police PR Budgets
Police departments are spending big on media manipulation and pro-policing propaganda across the country.
Private Equity Is Using Prison Phone, Food and Health Systems to Rack Up Profits
Private equity firms are capturing systems people in prison use and making them even more brutal and unaccountable.
LA Sheriff Promised Reform and Accountability. Critics See Neither a Year Later.
After decades of broken promises and empty rhetoric, reform advocates have reason to be skeptical.
NYPD Spends $390 Million on Radio System Despite NYC’s Massive Budget Cut
Amid massive budget cuts to services like libraries, New York City has made millions available to its police force.
Despite State Bans, Police Continue to Shackle Pregnant People in Custody
U.S. jails admit roughly 55,000 pregnant people each year.
New Policy Will Ban Chicago Police From Joining Hate and Extremist Groups
Investigations found that multiple Chicago police officers are associated with hate and extremist groups.
Police Violently Attack Demonstrators at Ceasefire Protest at DNC Headquarters
Organizers of the protest say police injured around 90 demonstrators in total.
From Death Row, Keith LaMar Has Built a Movement for Love, Art and Abolition
LaMar's album "Freedom First," recorded with pianist and composer Albert Marquès, has become a key part of his campaign.