The RICO Act was initially passed to prosecute the Mafia but has since been used against protesters, doctors, and artists.
read moreImmigrants in two for-profit detention centers in California are on a hunger strike against the “abhorrent” conditions in the facilities.
read moreThe U.S. legal system played a vital role in constructing the country’s understanding of race and whiteness, as was the case of Bhagat Singh Thind.
read moreThe world’s largest carceral system oversees an aging prison population as incarcerated elders are condemned to a lifetime of confinement.
read more"I feel real positive and real prayerful that I will get a stay of execution," said Leonard "Raheem" Taylor, a Black Missouri man scheduled to be
read moreAmplifying the work of Just Detention International, an organization committed to those that experience sexual abuse while incarcerated.
read moreAn explainer on President Biden’s marijuana pardon and its impact on drug incarceration and decriminalization efforts.
read moreActivists call for the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex amid its ongoing “humanitarian crisis” that has seen a rise in deaths.
read moreThe school-to-prison pipeline introduces students to the criminal legal system, affecting their mental health, academic potential, and livelihoods.
read moreOn August 8, the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on suspicion of mishandling classified documents (MSN). When activists demanded defunding of the police, conservatives trumpeted their unconditional support for law enforcement. For the same people to now shout “defund the FBI” raises the question of whether “their love of law enforcement only…
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