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Punished for Survival: Domestic Violence, Criminalization and the Case of Naomi Freeman
At the heart of Naomi Freeman's case is the question: Does a domestic violence survivor have the right to defend her own life?
Ten Years After Operation Streamline, Criminal Immigration Charges Dominate Federal Caseloads
Take a look at what the net effects of the policy.
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Was the UN About to Recommend Drug Decriminalization?
A leaked briefing paper is generating controversy. Was it was advancing an official policy position on the part of the UN.
HIV Is Not a Murder Weapon: Racism and the Criminalization of AIDS
Advocates are working to challenge stigma and laws that treat HIV as a “weapon” and criminalize people living with it.
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Take a Valium, Lose Your Kid, Go to Jail
In Alabama, anti-drug fervor and abortion politics have turned a meth-lab law into the country's harshest weapon against pregnant women.
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FreeHer: Formerly Incarcerated Women Build a National Network
Formerly incarcerated women recently gathered to emphasize that it's time the US ended the mass criminalization of Black and poor women.
Scott Walker Has a Terrible Plan to Drug Test Welfare Recipients
Unfortunately, this idea has gained popularity in recent years.
Black Domestic Violence Survivors Are Criminalized From All Directions
Women who defend themselves against domestic violence are criminalized by the state.
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“Whiteness,” Criminality and the Double Standards of Deviance/Social Control
The wholesale criminalization of Blackness is juxtaposed with the mitigation of white deviance.
Driver’s License Suspensions: Another Obstacle Perpetuated by the Criminal Legal System
As courts increasingly struggle to address criminal justice debt, this analysis will prove even more potent.