On the problem of police unions
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Defund Our Punishment Bureaucracy
Alternatives to militarized policing and community trauma exist, and in a time of severe pressure on state and local budgets, they must be adopted.
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How to Stop Phone Companies and Sheriffs From Exploiting Inmates’ Families
The HEROES Act could make calling incarcerated family members less prohibitively costly.
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White Men With Guns
White supremacists can still get away with almost anything. For now.
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‘This Virus Kills Way Too Many People.’ Hunger-Striking ICE Detainees Demand Answers.
Across the country, hunger strikes in ICE detention centers are taking on new urgency during the pandemic.
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Cameroonian Asylum Seeker, Detained for Three Years, Released From ICE Custody
A lawsuit brought the release of four asylum seekers in California during the coronavirus outbreak. But advocates warn this is just the beginning.
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Inside a Federal Prison, Where Inmates Can’t Stop Coughing
Two inmates have died in Elkton Federal Correctional Institution, with one testing positive for COVID-19. An inmate’s wife tells the Prospect what it’s like inside.
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As COVID-19 Spreads, a County Jail in Ohio Is Ill-Prepared
The Morrow County jail already lacked adequate sanitary measures. ‘I’m scared to death that if he gets this he could die,’ says a family member of an ICE detainee at the facility.
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Prison Telecom Giant Offers Aid to Prisoners—for a Price
The insidious games of the prison phone companies, masked by their generosity during the pandemic
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The ACLU Wants Immigrants Out of ICE Detention Now
Amid a pandemic, the group’s lawsuits in federal courts around the country contend that keeping at-risk immigrants in ICE detention constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.