Through donations to police foundations and partnerships with law enforcement groups, AT&T helps the police further militarize and execute the War on Drugs.
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How Prison Officials Block Access to the Media
Journalists are having trouble contacting sources, and inmates who speak on the record face retaliation.
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The ICE Facility Where Almost Every Detainee Has Coronavirus
The dark history of the Farmville, Virginia, detention center, run by Immigration Centers of America, a company with a long history of abuse—and political spending
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Which Side Are ‘Liberal’ Lawyers On?
Many public-interest attorneys also represent corporations against their workers.
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How Kamala Harris Fought to Keep Nonviolent Prisoners Locked Up
As California attorney general, she spent years subverting a 2011 Supreme Court ruling requiring the state to reduce its prison population. The overseeing judicial panel nearly found the state in contempt of court.
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Biden Must Bring an End to the Bush Era
It was W who gave federal thugs the authority to terrorize Portland. Undoing Trumpism will require Biden and the Democrats to repeal Bush’s signature legislation.
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The Trump Administration Is Defying the Supreme Court on DACA
On Monday, the government legally had to begin accepting new DACA applications, but advocates, legal experts, and Senate Democrats worry that they are slow-walking processing of new applicants.
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Free Military Equipment: Parts Not Included
The federal government’s 1033 program masquerades as an operation aimed to support financially distressed local police. But in reality, it’s all about pumping dollars into Big Defense.
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Why Mainstream Unions Shouldn’t Represent the Cops
Bargaining for the police and for African Americans is an exercise in self-negation.
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The Public Comment Battle to Save American Asylum
A new rule would greatly restrict asylum. Advocates are fighting back with public comments.