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Prisons & Policing
Policing Has Always Been a Tool to Repress the Working Class
Modern policing was born out of a series of transatlantic ruling class experiments to repress radical rebellion.
“Excited Delirium” Is Pseudoscience. Police Often Cite It to Justify Brutality.
For decades, police, medical examiners, and coroners have used the term used to cover up killings in police custody.
DC Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Folk Hero Who Tossed Sandwich at CBP Officer
Sean Charles Dunn allegedly threw his sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent after calling him a fascist.
Trump Threatens Chicago With Next National Guard Invasion
After assaults on Los Angeles and Washington, DC, Trump appears to be eyeing Chicago as another target.
In Black August, We Turn Destructive Spaces Into Laboratories for Liberation
This is not just a month of mourning — it's a time for mobilization and recommitment to prison abolition.
DC Residents Are Pushing Back Against Trump’s Takeover in the Streets
The city’s residents “overwhelmingly” oppose Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, a new poll has found.
NY Prison Officials Refuse to Comply with Law Limiting Solitary Confinement
A rights group argues the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with the law.
Judge Says State Violated Cop City Protester’s Rights, Dismisses Terror Charge
“The State's delay appears to be deliberate, weighing heavily against it,” the judge wrote in his ruling.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to Trump: “We’re Not Going to Cower or Bend”
It is time “to all come together to resist the tyrannical reign that is coming from the White House,” the mayor said.
DC Attorney General Sues Bondi to Block Trump Takeover of DC Police
The lawsuit also sought to block Trump's DEA administrator from becoming the police force's “interim commissioner.”