News | Prisons & Policing DOJ Charges Alleged Cop City Activist Over “Duress” Password That Wipes Phone The alleged anti-Cop City activist was stopped and interrogated at the airport when reentering the US in January 2025. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 27, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Trump Designated Antifa “Domestic Terrorists” — New Prosecutions Follow His Lead With new conspiracy cases against activists — including the indictment of 15 Minnesotans — Trump’s NPSM-7 bears fruit. By Cody Bloomfield , Truthout June 24, 2026 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing In Atlanta, AI Surveillance Expands as Cop City Reshapes Black Communities Atlanta built Cop City on forest land and is linked to more than 60,000 surveillance cameras. By Adam Mahoney & Madeline Thigpen , CapitalB April 26, 2026 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Racketeering Charges Dismissed Against 61 People in Stop Cop City Movement The state may still re-file RICO charges with permission from the governor, and it could appeal the judge’s ruling. By Sean Summers , UnicornRiot January 2, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing A Nashville Proposal Could Outsource Surveillance and Policing to a Nonprofit Nashville may be the latest city to leverage a local nonprofit to build a public-private panopticon. By Mike Lacy & Ed Vogel , Truthout December 2, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Is Organized Labor at Risk Under Trump’s War on Anti-Capitalist “Terrorism”? Trump’s national security directive could imperil unions if worker actions can be deemed a threat to the US. By Conor Gallagher , NakedCapitalism October 6, 2025 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Fulton County Judge Says He Will Drop Racketeering Charges in 61 Cop City Cases The prosecutions were part of a yearslong effort to crush opposition to the construction of a police training center. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , Truthout September 9, 2025 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing 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. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , Truthout August 15, 2025 Truthout
Excerpt | Prisons & Policing “No Cop City, No Cop World” Offers a Roadmap for Organizers Everywhere A new book documents the fight against Atlanta’s Cop City — and provides a blueprint for organizers everywhere. By Curtis Duncan & Kamau Franklin , HaymarketBooks May 21, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Luigi Mangione’s Indictment Is Another Example of the Dangers of Terror Charges The indictment comes as some states expand terror laws to ensnare protesters who block “critical infrastructure.” By Schuyler Mitchell , Truthout December 21, 2024 Truthout