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Prisons & Policing
More Policing Is Not the Solution to Anti-Asian Violence
Carceral approaches to anti-Asian violence ignore the realities of police violence.
LAPD Requested Amazon Ring Footage of Black Lives Matter Protests
Technologies like Ring, when partnered with police, pose a dangerous risk to First Amendment rights.
Legalizing All Drugs Is Just the Beginning of a Compassionate Drug Policy
In a new book, neuroscientist Carl Hart shares stories of his own drug use to break down the stigma.
Incarcerated Organizer Airlifted to Hospital Following Attack by Prison Guards
Worried loved ones staged a protest at the hospital demanding that family be allowed to visit — a demand still unmet.
Police Deployed Potentially Lethal Chemical During Black Lives Matter Protests
The hexachloroethane smoke that police used against protesters can cause vomiting, respiratory distress and even death.
Virginia Poised to Become First State in the South to Abolish the Death Penalty
Since 1976, Virginia has executed 113 individuals, second only to Texas.
Austin Leads the Way in Cutting Police Funding and Using the Money for Housing
The moves come as new Travis County DA José Garza rolls out bail reform and diversion policies.
ICE Has Begun Detaining Women at One of the Nation’s Deadliest Facilities
Notorious for lethal medical neglect, Stewart Detention Center has turned particularly deadly amid the COVID pandemic.
I Was Shackled to My Bed After Giving Birth. Then They Took My Baby Away.
Prison separates parents from their newborns and makes breastfeeding impossible. This cruelty must end.
Senate Democrats Plan on Moving to Legalize Marijuana Later This Year
President Joe Biden campaigned in 2020 against full-out legalization, favoring decriminalization of the drug instead.