Book bans reveal what prison officials ignore and what they fear
Carceral institutions are the sites of this country’s most extensive book bans.
Vaidya Gullapalli Sep 25, 2019
Law Enforcement Cracks Down On Climate Activists
Climate activists in Houston are charged under a new law aimed at criminalizing protest
Vaidya Gullapalli Sep 16, 2019
Broad Anti-Trafficking Law Faces Its First Constitutional Challenge
Human rights groups, sex worker rights activists, a digital archive and others say they are already facing censorship.
Melissa Gira Grant Jun 28, 2018
In Louisiana, Threatening to File a Complaint Against Police Can Lead to a Five-Year Prison Sentence
On April 30, 2015, William Aubin Jr. was at home with his wife in Livingston Parish, Louisiana when a patrol car from the sheriff’s office pulled onto his street. The deputy, William Durkin, was there to investigate a reckless driving complaint. Aubin wasn’t involved in the incident but he knew about it and went outside […]
Michael Stein Apr 17, 2018
Activists Fight Back After NYPD Turns Prosecutor To Avoid Civil Suits
In almost every criminal case in New York City, the police department makes an arrest, and it’s up to the borough’s District Attorney to decide whether to prosecute. However, since the beginning of 2016, the Manhattan DA has taken the extraordinary step of allowing the NYPD’s Legal Bureau to prosecute some cases in court. Why? […]
Max Rivlin-Nadler, Ashoka Jegroo Feb 06, 2018
Execution policy on trial in Arizona as journalists seek transparency
On July 23, 2014, Joseph Rudolph Wood was supposed to be executed in a quick and painless way—injected once with 50mg of midazolam and 50mg of hydromorphone. Instead, he suffered through a lethal injection protocol that lasted 117 minutes, snorting and gasping for air as he was injected with 15 doses of the drugs. Following […]
Carimah Townes Jul 26, 2017