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Prisons & Policing

Community Organizer Spied on by FBI and Colorado Springs Police Speaks Out
“This was one of the worst moments of my life,” said Jacqueline “Jax” Armendariz Unzueta, who is suing the agencies.

33 Years After the ADA, Our Legal System Still Victimizes Disabled People
Communities are far better served when public safety systems help them avoid traumatizing interactions with police.

21 Years Later, Guantánamo Bay’s Harms Are Still Unending
Shutting down the prison is a first step, not a last step. The U.S. must finally confront the nightmare it created.

Abolition Doesn’t Undermine Safety — Its Goal Is Safety for Everyone
If policing, prosecution and incarceration created safety, the U.S. would be the safest country in the world.

Judge Says FBI Invented a Conspiracy in Fake Bomb Plot, Orders Release of 3 Men
Coalition for Civil Freedoms lawyers say when the government couldn’t find real terrorists, they had to create them.

Cori Bush Introduces Bill to End “Moral Catastrophe” of Solitary Confinement
“It is not only a matter of justice, but a matter of preserving human dignity,” one advocate said.

Judge: Officials Unlawfully Tried to Obstruct Stop Cop City Ballot Effort
The judge struck down a requirement for only Atlanta residents to be allowed to collect signatures for the referendum.

Malcolm X Assassination Witness Says He Heard Police Ask If Killer Was “With Us”
“My testimony would have … pointed the finger of guilt at the establishment,” said Mustafa Hassan.

As Book Bans Sweep the US, Incarcerated People Face the Worst Censorship
The freedom to read for everyone requires an end to prisons.

19-Year-Old Girl Sent to Jail for Self-Managed Abortion in Nebraska
Far right lawmakers have been ramping up the criminalization of abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.