Truthout
Criminalization
Republicans Are Using Capitol Breach as Excuse to Promote Anti-Protest Bills
GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of white supremacist violence to criminalize racial and climate justice protests.
A Prosecutor Called Jail Time for Renters Who Fall Behind “Cruel.” He Got Fired.
An Arkansas prosecutor has been fired after speaking out against the state's criminal eviction statute.
Police Are Using Implications of Drug Use to Justify Killing
Implications of drug use create a context in which deadly force used by police is framed as the only logical choice.
HIV Prison Activists Are Leading a Freedom Movement in the Face of COVID-19
People who have long organized against HIV in prisons are demanding the release of incarcerated people amid COVID-19.
We Must Abolish Prisons to Rebuild Communities Fractured by Mass Incarceration
We can begin by transforming our relationships to one another, say abolitionist activists.
Instead of Criminalizing Individuals, Let’s Take Down the Gun Industry
The gun industry has legal immunity from liability. Congress should change that.
The US’s Immigration Crackdown Began Decades Ago Under Clinton
To stop Trump's crackdown, we must repeal immigration laws from 1996.
Transgender Women Challenge State Laws Blocking Name Changes
Barriers against legal name changes take a heavy toll on criminalized transgender people both in and out of prison.
Pot Industry Owes Reparations to Those Criminalized for Drug Use
Three leading thinkers and activists in cannabis economic justice discuss strategies with Laura Flanders.
Abortion Bans and the Beast the GOP Would Feed Us To
To fight abortion bans, we must confront the nature of criminalization in the U.S.