Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing The State Is Increasingly Weaponized Against the Most Marginalized DOJ investigations into white supremacists fell dramatically as those targeting “abortion-related” activism grew. By Michael Gould-Wartofsky , TomDispatch June 29, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime This playbook has been used and reused, depending on the political winds of the time. By Huma Yasin , Truthout June 28, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Atlanta’s Attack on Cop City Protesters Should Be a Warning to Us All The fight against the militarized police training center dubbed “Cop City” is one of the great struggles of our time. By Angela Y. Davis & Barbara Ransby , Truthout June 23, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Private Equity Influence Is at the Heart of Cop City, Report Reveals “Private equity is fully part of and fully profiting from the prison-industrial complex,” says coauthor of the report. By Katherine Demby , Prism June 22, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Warnock Probes Whether State Trampled Free Speech Rights of Cop City Protesters Even while raising concerns over free speech, however, Warnock praised the law enforcement involved in the case. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 8, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Atlanta City Council OKs $67M for Cop City as Thousands Showed Up in Opposition Rev. James Woodall and Atlanta Solidarity Fund organizer Marlon Kautz, who was arrested in a SWAT raid, provide updates. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! June 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Civil Rights Group: DOJ Must Probe Arrest of Anti-Cop City Bail Fund Organizers Hundreds arrived to speak before the Atlanta City Council before a vote to approve funding for the Cop City on Monday. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 5, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Cop City Is Only the Beginning, Unless We Fight “This is a global struggle against fascism,” says Jasmine, an Atlanta organizer. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout June 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Police Arrest Organizers Behind Cop City Protester Bail Fund “There is no first amendment in Atlanta,” wrote activist Micah Herskind. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 31, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Detained “Cop City” Journalist Sues Atlanta Police, Alleges Intimidation The lawsuit alleges that the arrest is part of a pattern of retaliation against journalists by Atlanta police. By Zane McNeill , Truthout May 17, 2023 Truthout