News | Prisons & Policing 1,300 Social Justice Groups Demand Atlanta Mayor Resign Over Tortuguita’s Death His “lack of intervention in protecting Atlanta protestors and residents led directly to the fatal raid,” they said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 31, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing We Must Refuse “Normal Life” After Police Violence Like Killing of Tyre Nichols We do not have to throw ourselves back into capitalist normalcy after acts of state violence are inflicted on us. By Austin C. McCoy , Truthout January 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Memphis Police Shutter SCORPION Unit, Activists Say That’s Not Enough Similarly violent "special units" have been established in police forces throughout the country. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams January 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Released Footage Shows Five Memphis Cops Brutally Beating Tyre Nichols Protests broke out Friday night in cities across the country in response to Tyre Nichols's killing. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams January 28, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Tyre Nichols Is Another Victim of the Police Brutality Crisis Black People Face “We have experienced this same kind of violence over and over and over again in our communities,” says Amber Sherman. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! January 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Georgia Governor Declares State of Emergency, Prepped to Deploy National Guard Critics say Brian Kemp's order is about "trying to instill fear in anyone who stands up against police brutality." By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams January 27, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing The Death of a Forest Defender at “Stop Cop City” "We need real wide-ranging solidarity,” says organizer Micah Herskind. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout January 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Cori Bush Calls for Investigation Into Police Killing of Activist Tortuguita Activists have questioned law enforcement’s narrative about the killing of the Atlanta climate justice activist. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Activists Demand Independent Investigation After Cops Kill Protester in Atlanta The protester was shot and killed on Wednesday during a chaotic raid of the “Stop Cop City” forest defense camp. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout January 19, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition Building power and transformation is about encouraging the grassroots while confronting a resilient carceral state. By Austin C. McCoy , Truthout January 15, 2023 Truthout