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Jails and PrisonsAugust 21, 2018
Why Prisoners Are Going On Strike Today
Prisoners are striking to end prison slavery, poor living conditions, and death by incarceration.
Raven Rakia
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Criminal JusticeNovember 10, 2015
Rikers Is Reforming Solitary Confinement—With More Solitary Confinement?
How did Enhanced Supervision Housing units become one of the mayor’s “solutions”?
Raven Rakia
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Police and Law EnforcementMarch 5, 2015
It’s Not Just Ferguson
Cities nationwide are criminalizing black people to pay the bills.
Raven Rakia
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CitiesDecember 19, 2014
The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras?
Body cameras have been embraced by the police, even as police attack cop-watch patrols.
Raven Rakia
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ActivismOctober 8, 2014
After #Ferguson
The protests that followed the police shooting of Michael Brown created a network of youth in revolt.
Steven Hsieh and Raven Rakia