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As Major Report Estimates 5 Million Jailed Each Year, What Now?As Major Report Estimates 5 Million Jailed Each Year, What Now?

As Major Report Estimates 5 Million Jailed Each Year, What Now?

At any given moment, there are roughly 600,000 people languishing in local American jails. About three-quarters of them have been…

August 26, 2019
Study Author Explains Extent to Which Police Violence Is a Public Health HazardStudy Author Explains Extent to Which Police Violence Is a Public Health Hazard

Study Author Explains Extent to Which Police Violence Is a Public Health Hazard

On August 5, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study on police killings in the…

August 15, 2019
El Chapo’s Trial Was a Drug-War Propaganda CircusEl Chapo’s Trial Was a Drug-War Propaganda Circus

El Chapo’s Trial Was a Drug-War Propaganda Circus

Extraditing drug dealers from around the world to stand trial in the States is a cynical attempt to demonstrate that…

August 2, 2019
Inside the Philippines Prison That Sparked Duterte’s Murderous Drug WarInside the Philippines Prison That Sparked Duterte’s Murderous Drug War

Inside the Philippines Prison That Sparked Duterte’s Murderous Drug War

Twenty-three thousand dead. That’s the latest estimate—and maybe a low one—of people killed by President Rodrigo Duterte’s Philippines drug war.…

July 17, 2019
How Oklahoma’s Top Prosecutors Gang Up Against ReformHow Oklahoma’s Top Prosecutors Gang Up Against Reform

How Oklahoma’s Top Prosecutors Gang Up Against Reform

Conservative district attorneys often seem like they are at one-on-one political war with their progressive challengers. But according to a…

July 16, 2019
“When They See Us” Depicts Gaslighting as a Form of Police Abuse“When They See Us” Depicts Gaslighting as a Form of Police Abuse

“When They See Us” Depicts Gaslighting as a Form of Police Abuse

Listen to me, Tron. I need you to do what the police want you to do. You gotta say what…

July 11, 2019
Massive Philly Cocaine Bust Is Yet Another Action With Collateral DamageMassive Philly Cocaine Bust Is Yet Another Action With Collateral Damage

Massive Philly Cocaine Bust Is Yet Another Action With Collateral Damage

Customs officials in Philadelphia made an unexpected discovery on June 18 during a routine inspection of a cargo ship arriving…

June 20, 2019
Could Ending Asset Forfeiture Be a First Step Towards Reparations?Could Ending Asset Forfeiture Be a First Step Towards Reparations?

Could Ending Asset Forfeiture Be a First Step Towards Reparations?

Coinciding with Juneteenth, a day honoring the emancipation of enslaved peoples, Congress held the first hearing on reparations for Black…

June 19, 2019
Sinister Motives, Moral Panic Behind Florida’s Persecution of Sex WorkersSinister Motives, Moral Panic Behind Florida’s Persecution of Sex Workers

Sinister Motives, Moral Panic Behind Florida’s Persecution of Sex Workers

Bruce Colton, the chief elected prosecutor of Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties in Florida, is anything but…

June 12, 2019
NYC Defenders: District Attorneys Breaking Their Promises to End Marijuana ProsecutionsNYC Defenders: District Attorneys Breaking Their Promises to End Marijuana Prosecutions

NYC Defenders: District Attorneys Breaking Their Promises to End Marijuana Prosecutions

On June 11, New York City public defenders released data demonstrating that district attorneys are continuing to prosecute "low-level" marijuana…

June 11, 2019