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Prisons & Policing
Billionaire-Funded Criminal Justice Reform Actually Expands Carceral System
Arnold Ventures-backed reforms are undermining radical efforts to end mass incarceration in the U.S.
Prison Is Not Rehabilitation, It Is Modern-Day Slavery
Prison is racism. Prison is vengeance. Prison is disproportionately inflicted upon descendants of enslaved people.
With His Execution Blocked, Rodney Reed Has a Chance to Prove Innocence
In 1998, an all-white jury sentenced Reed to die for the murder of Stacey Stites.
Policing Statistics Silence the Most Vulnerable People
The most vulnerable people have the most at stake in questions of policing, but their voices are silenced in data.
Ayanna Pressley Unveils Plan to Incentivize Reductions in Prison Population
The proposal also calls for governments to abolish cash bail.
As the Industry Declines, Private Prisons Form Advocacy Group
The private prison industry has formed a new lobbying group called the Day 1 Alliance.
Millions Call on Texas Governor to Halt Execution of Rodney Reed
Reed was convicted of raping and murdering Stacey Stites in 1996, but her fiancé has since confessed to the crimes.
A Lifelong Organizer’s Story Comes to Life in “The Damned Don’t Cry”
Former prisoner and organizer Frank Chapman Jr.'s remarkable memoir offers hope far beyond his own story.
Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man?
Rodney Reed’s family demands a retrial amid the emergence of substantial new evidence that could exonerate him.
Police Killed Atatiana Jefferson, Then Implied She Was Responsible for Her Death
Atatiana Jefferson is the latest example of blaming victims of police violence for their own killings.