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Prisons & Policing
Calls Grow for Biden to Gain WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s Release From Russia
The Biden admin participated in a prisoner swap with Russia this week, but the basketball player's fate is unclear.
Biden Embraces Some Harm Reduction Policies — But Doubles Down on Drug War
Biden’s recent budget request includes $355 million in additional funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Melissa Lucio’s Execution Was Put on Hold, But Threat of Death Penalty Remains
An appeals court paused Melissa Lucio’s execution. Attorneys and organizers are mobilizing to stop it entirely.
Police Can Make a Crisis Worse. The Public Needs Alternatives in an Emergency.
What's needed is not more funding for policing but more funding for alternatives to police responses.
A Survivor of Violence and Her Sibling Share How the Legal System Punishes Them
Twenty-two-year-old Leah Eggleson is facing a 20-to-life sentence for defending herself against her abuser.
When It Comes to Prison Education, Some Who Need It Most May Be Left Behind
As prison education gets more funding, activists are pushing for equitable access.
Prison Guards in Illinois Used Prison Labor to Raise Money for Golf Tournaments
Guards got incarcerated people to wash their personal cars, give haircuts and shine shoes at the fundraisers.
Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done
Kelly Hayes and Ruth Wilson Gilmore discuss organizing, extraction and time.
In an Ominous Pattern, People Are Dying Once Transferred to Louisiana Prison
Javon Kennerson was one of dozens to die in LaSalle Corrections custody from lack of or delayed medical treatment.
A Third of DHS Law Enforcement Staff Have Experienced Sexual Harassment at Work
CBP, ICE, TSA and Secret Service staff survey respondents said they feared retaliation if they reported the incidents.