policing

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 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 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

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 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?

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 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 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

Data Platform Scores California Police Departments a Resounding “F” for Racial Bias

Every person in prison is a policy failure," is a common phrase in abolitionist circles. But of course it's not…

June 3, 2019

A Bloody Week Shows the Drug War’s Continuous Violent Ripple Effect

More than 40 people were shot in Chicago last weekend, seven fatally, in what has become a grim Memorial Day…

May 30, 2019