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Criminalization
Lawsuit: Trans Woman Jailed Because She Didn’t Pay a $15 Seatbelt Fine
Sierra Castle alleges she faced discrimination after being placed in a men’s holding cell in the Cobb County jail.
Criminalizing Sex Workers Drives Rape and Gender-Based Police Violence
In this excerpt, we learn where and how sex workers are criminalized.
The Crisis of Violence Against Transgender People Is Not a “Myth”
If we ever hope to end transphobic violence, we fight for the recognition of its existence and the urgency to stop it.
My Mother Has Been Homeless for 45 Years. Why Isn’t Housing a Right?
My release from prison is my mother's best chance of acquiring stable housing.
Outsourcing Police Investigations to Google Risks Privacy and Justice
Google has turned our smartphones into little spies working on behalf of law enforcement agencies.
Activists Face Jail Time for Providing Aid to Migrants Crossing Desert
In Tucson, Arizona, activists with the humanitarian group No More Deaths go to trial today.
Finally, Clemency for Sexual Violence Survivor Cyntoia Brown
Anti-incarceration organizer Mariame Kaba discusses the years of pressure that yielded clemency for Cyntoia Brown.
Anti-Terrorism Laws Increasingly Used to Target Indigenous Activists
Terrorism laws are regularly invoked to criminalize Indigenous opposition to extractive projects on their land.
Trump’s Marijuana Task Force Ordered to Ignore Data That Show Positive Impacts
New documents reveal that the Trump administration plans on waging a fierce war against marijuana.
Migrant Smuggling: Preying on the Most Vulnerable
The criminalization of desperate migrants makes them even more susceptible to abuse and exploitation.