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Prisons & Policing
Prison Deaths Increased by 50 Percent in the First Year of the COVID Pandemic
In six states, the rate of deaths in prisons doubled between 2019 and 2020.
Over 85 People Incarcerated at Washington Detention Center Go on Hunger Strike
The detention center is notorious for its lack of sanitation, medical neglect, and use of solitary confinement.
Formerly Incarcerated People Seek Discrimination Protection as “Protected Class”
Formerly incarcerated people in Atlanta won collective protection from discrimination, inspiring organizing nationwide.
Beyond Valentines: Five Ways to Write Letters That Can Change the World
Join me in writing letters in support of clemency, letters to the editor, letters to people in prison, and more.
Biden Pledged to Take On “Junk Fees.” He Should Start With Jails and Prisons.
Private prison companies use junk fees to extract profits from incarcerated people who have no other options.
Video Raises Questions About Tortuguita’s Death at “Cop City” Amid Permit Appeal
The release of body camera footage and permit challenge come as one Atlanta Police Foundation board member steps down.
Appeals Court Rules That Individuals Have Constitutional Right to Livestream Police
Dijon Sharpe was threatened with arrest in a North Carolina town when he tried to livestream a traffic stop in 2018.
Cori Bush Invites Father of Ferguson’s Michael Brown to State of the Union
The 2014 police killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked mass protests that lasted over a year.
Police-Perpetrated Killings Are Public Executions — We Must Abolish Them
The normalization of extrajudicial killings is a hallmark of fascism where police assume the powers of judge and jury.
“Broken Windows Policing” Gave Rise to SCORPION Unit That Killed Tyre Nichols
Broken windows policing reflects racialized assumptions about what is disorder and which communities are disorderly.