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Prisons & Policing

Decades-Long Fight to Close Guantánamo Is Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Fight to Close Guantánamo Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail at Base

The Biden administration is advertising for a new contract to operate a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
October 1, 2021
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Buttons with anti-death penalty slogans are seen during a vigil against the death penalty in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News Analysis
Prisons & Policing

A Decade After the Execution of Troy Davis, 24 States Still Use Death Penalty

11 of the 13 states in the South still have the death penalty on the books despite declining national support.
by
Rebekah Barber,
Facing South
September 26, 2021
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Two months after the Minneapolis upraising visitors continue to pay their respects at George Floyd's makeshift memorial as fleeting rays of sunlight illuminate a haloed cross inscribed with the words "Rest in Power George Floyd" on July 26, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Christianity Is Empty If It Doesn’t Address the Racist Carceral State

Religious leaders must confront the evils of policing, which is sustained by the legacy of white supremacist domination.
by
George Yancy,
Truthout
September 26, 2021
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Police in riot gear stand by as they're accurately described by a banner in the background
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Bipartisan Reforms Often Expand Prisons and Police. We Need Abolition Instead.

If the system is functioning as it is designed to, then “reform” will almost always find ways to reinforce the norm.
by
Dan Berger,
Truthout
September 20, 2021
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Volunteers help victims of flooding from Hurricane Ida in the Flushing neighborhood in Queens, New York.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Mutual Aid — Not Police — Helped New Yorkers in the Wake of Hurricane Ida

Government on every level has failed us by investing in police instead of environmentally conscious community safety.
by
Rohan Zhou-Lee,
Truthout
September 18, 2021
Truthout
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Former Attica Prisoner Describes Racist Brutality That Sparked Deadly Uprising

Fifty years ago, prisoners overpowered guards and took over much of the notorious New York prison.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
September 13, 2021
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Incarcerated LGBTQ people are finding creative ways to claim public space and gather in solidarity.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

As Prison Staff Try to Erase Queer and Trans Folks, We Assert Our Right to Exist

Incarcerated LGBTQ people are finding creative ways to claim public space and gather in solidarity.
by
Jessica Phoenix Sylvia,
Truthout
September 12, 2021
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New York City Patrolman Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch campaigns for President Trump at a rally hosted by Long Island and New York City police unions in support of the police on October 4, 2020, in Suffolk County, New York.
News
Prisons & Policing

Police Unions Are Leading the Opposition to Vaccine Mandates for Public Workers

As cities consider a vaccine requirement for all city employees, police unions are promising to resist such measures.
by
Jon Skolnik,
Salon
September 4, 2021
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Incarcerated persons serving as firefighters from Oak Glen Conservation Camp clear vegetation that could fuel a wildfire near a road under the authority of Cal Fire on September 28, 2017, near Yucaipa, California.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

In Prison, We Helped Fight Wildfires. Upon Release, We Were Handed Over to ICE.

Governor Newsom must take decisive action by protecting the immigrants and incarcerated firefighters in our communities.
by
Bounchan Keola &
Kao Saelee,
Truthout
September 4, 2021
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Interview
Prisons & Policing

Curfew and Cops Are Not Hurricane Relief for the Poor, Says Mutual Aid Activist

President Joe Biden is visiting New Orleans, which is under curfew enforced by police and the National Guard.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
September 3, 2021
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