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Prisons & Policing
Trump Appears to Admit Extrajudicial Killing of Michael Reinoehl Was Planned
Witnesses to Reinoehl's killing said police had not identified themselves before shooting him.
Activists Are Mobilizing to Help Incarcerated People Get Their Stimulus Checks
The Trump administration attempted to block stimulus payments to incarcerated people before a federal court intervened.
To Decolonize Indigenous Lands, We Must Also Abolish Police and Prisons
Abolishing the systems and institutions that propagate white supremacy is an important step toward decolonization.
Abolition Is Not Merely a Demand, But a Long-Term Struggle
In the fight for abolition, losing an immediate demand should not deter us from the long-term struggle.
Grand Jury Not Given the Option to Indict the Cops Who Shot Breonna Taylor
A judge has ordered the release of the grand jury recordings in the Breonna Taylor case following the revelations.
Private Police at Hospital Hosting Trump-Biden Debate Mostly Arrest Black People
Even though most hospital employees, patients and visitors are white, Black people are disproportionately charged.
Republicans Are Pushing State-Level Measures to Block Defunding of Police
Republicans are using threats, histrionic pledges and legislation to scare cities considering police reform.
Military-Enlisted Students Are Getting Called Up for “Riot Control”
Students who should be learning about struggles for racial justice are being deployed to repress those struggles.
I’m Living in Fear of COVID as New People Get Transferred Into the Prison I’m In
The practice of transferring people from prisons with outbreaks has already proven deadly but has not stopped.
Conspiracy Theories by Cops Fuel Far Right Attacks Against Antiracist Protesters
Antiracist and antifa protesters have been blamed for much of the violence perpetrated by the far right and the police.