Criminalization

Is New York City Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton maintaining a debunked policing philosophy for personal financial gain?

Despite the repressive context, and ample evidence that the authorities will not hesitate to use both legal and extrajudicial strategies to halt dissent, courageous citizens continue to protest.

Two African-American half-brothers have been exonerated of rape and murder after more than 30 years behind bars in North Carolina.

Other countries provide social programs and income support for poor single mothers; in the United States, we arrest them.

Power will not hesitate to use your identity against you if it can. The police violence to which Cecily McMillan was subjected was explicitly gendered, and in this she …

Undocumented and unafraid young people have been the engine behind immigrant rights organizing in recent years. After securing a win with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, they must plot …

Lawmakers in some states are applying the principles of legalization, regulation and education to cannabis. Ultimately, only criminals benefit from prohibition.

The George Zimmerman verdict indicates a need for more than personal soul-searching by Americans. A national conversation about racism is warranted.

Why the law is not enough to protect our society from gun violence - or to protect criminalized people from violence and poverty.