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Activists Say Police Killing of Ryan Gainer Shows Need for Community Safety
Black, autistic 15-year-old Ryan Gainer was fatally shot by San Bernardino police during a mental health crisis.
Philly’s Law-and-Order Policy Worsens Overdose Crisis and Hinders Harm Reduction
The crisis in the Kensington neighborhood is the result of enforced deprivation and neglect of the people by the state.
Hochul’s Militarization of NYC Subway Is About Politics, Not Public Safety
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to flood the subway with national guard troops is a costly form of political theater.
Why Disability Justice Activists Have Joined the Movement to Stop Cop City
Organizers emphasized that disabled people are especially vulnerable to both climate crisis and police violence.
Opponents of Bay Area Police Training Center Mobilize for Palestine
Stop Cop City Bay Area organizers say their fight for abolition is intertwined with Palestinian liberation.
Outrage Erupts in Oregon as Democrats Move to Recriminalize Drugs
Opponents say the move is a reaction to visible homelessness and fearmongering “law and order” narratives in the media.
Stop Cop City Takes Fight to Tucson as GA Aims to Expand Domestic Terror Statute
Activists targeted insurers and investors in Tucson as the Georgia legislature and police target organizers in Atlanta.
Chicago Organizers Defeat Police Tech in Ongoing Fight for Community Safety
“We're going to continue to organize,” says Stop ShotSpotter organizer Navi Heer.
Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize
The annual prize is awarded to two writers who are currently or formerly incarcerated.
Tennessee Quietly Rolls Out Its Own 810-Acre “Cop City”
“It seemed like they were purposefully not saying much about it, trying to keep it hush hush,” said one organizer.