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Resisting Trump: What’s Next for the Immigrant Rights Movement
Immigrant rights activists are digging in their heels for a hard fight, including reforms at state and local levels.
Would Trump Dismantle the Justice Department Like Bush?
“Blue Mafia: Police Brutality and Consent Decrees in Ohio” gives a vivid and disturbing portrait of what to expect in terms of police brutality under a Trump presidency.
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In Swift Push for Body Cameras, Chicago Cut Contracting Corners
By the end of 2018, body cameras will be standard issue for every patrol officer in the city.
Against the Battalions in Blue: Challenging American Police, Their Racism and Their Imperial Violence
Police violence and militarization is at the heart of a perpetual crisis in the US.
DOJ Report on Baltimore Echoes Centuries-Old Limits on Black Freedom
The recently released report from the DOJ on the Baltimore Police Department is sobering, but not surprising.
Public Banks Could Break the Impasse Over Marijuana Money
If marijuana-related money can't be banked, what's the alternative? There's a better option to “under the mattress.”
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As the Private Immigrant Detention Business Persists, Families Fight Back
Privately run ICE detention centers make millions off the broken US immigration system and backwards policies.
Maya Schenwar on the DOJ Ending Use of Private Prisons: Will Decarceration Follow?
Truthout's Maya Schenwar says the announcement won't affect federal immigration detention centers or state prisons.
What You Need to Know About the DOJ’s Claim It Is Ending Private Prisons
The DOJ's announcement is being met with considerable fanfare, but the plan will not reduce number of people in prison.
Private Prisons Are Far From Ended: 62 Percent of Immigrant Detainees Are in Privatized Jails
What does yesterday's DOJ announcement on private prisons mean for decarceration efforts?