News | Prisons & Policing Markey Bill Backed by Sanders and Warren Seeks to Abolish Qualified Immunity The antiquated legal doctrine has insulated police for decades from serious prosecution of even wanton misconduct. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams July 2, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Police Unions Are Racist Power Brokers in Opposition to Movement for Black Lives Racist police violence did not originate with police unions but is wholeheartedly aided and abetted by them. By Flint Taylor , Truthout July 2, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Law Enforcement PACs Give Millions to the Politicians Who Set Their Budgets Police groups have donated almost $15 million to state and local elected officials since 2015. By David Moore , Sludge June 30, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing What’s “Justice” in the Face of Police Killings? Full Societal Transformation. Beyond defunding police, we must move toward building a more caring, inclusive and economically just society. By Lacino Hamilton , Truthout June 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Three North Carolina Police Fired for Racist Rants, Threats to Kill Black People One of the officers involved said he was making plans to kill Black people during a civil war he believes is on its way. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 25, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Oakland School Board Unanimously Votes to Disband Its Own Police Force For decades, parents in Oakland have questioned whether the district-managed police force was necessary. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 25, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing “The Cops Are With the Fascists”: How Police Terror and Trumpism Converge Kelly Hayes talks with grassroots strategist Ejeris Dixon about fascism, police violence and how we can fight back. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout June 25, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Secret Service Forces Reporters to Leave White House as Police Beat Protesters Protesters attempted to pull down a statue of Andrew Jackson before police engaged with chemical irritants and batons. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 23, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Radical Mothering for Abolitionist Futures Post-COVID-19 This system no longer serves us. It has never served us. It must fall. By Nadine Naber , Souzan Naser , Johnaé Strong , AbolitionJournal June 23, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing “Soul Searching” Will Not Stop the Police Murders of Black People Politicians calling on us to transform ourselves are avoiding doing anything transformative. By Chas Walker , Truthout June 22, 2020 Truthout