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NYC Activists Push Back Against Proposed “Feminist” Women’s Jail in Harlem
Opponents of the proposed women's facility in Harlem affirm “there is no such thing as a feminist jail.”
Capitol Police Arrest 181 Protesters Waging Sit-In for Abortion Rights in DC
Pro-abortion demonstrators across the country have been met with police violence as they protest the overturn of “Roe.”
Formerly Incarcerated Women in Tennessee Win Reforms Ending Shackled Births
Advocates for reproductive rights in Tennessee won an important concession — an end to pregnancy in cuffs and chains.
Arresting Unhoused People Doesn’t Fix Homelessness. Police Do It Anyway.
The vast criminalization of unhoused people for largely nonviolent violations in several West coast cities is underway.
As Governments Push Us “Back to Normal,” Don’t Forget About Prison Conditions
In a nation with the world’s largest prison population, decarceration must be our goal.
Extraditing Assange Would Be a “Legalized” Rendition to US Torture
A pantomime of “justice” and “rule of law” cloaks the persecution of Julian Assange for exposing U.S. war crimes.
“Mental Health Units” in Prison Are Solitary by Another Name, Activists Say
New York now puts people with mental health needs in prison units that claim to be therapeutic but are harshly punitive.
Abortion Funds Are Preparing for a Storm. To Help, “Get in Where You Fit in.”
“The fact that we have to talk about decriminalizing pregnancy is a strong argument for abolition,” says Kelly Hayes.
Ocasio-Cortez Raises Concern Over Criminalization Provisions in Senate Gun Bill
Creating avenues for criminalization targets marginalized people without reducing gun violence, safety advocates say.
Canada’s Predictive Policing Tech Is Poorly Regulated Under AI Policy
As surveillance has become a fact of life, digital privacy must become a human right.