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November 8, 2022
India Spellman Was Wrongfully Convicted When She Was Just 17
That was over a decade ago. When will she walk free?
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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June 1, 2022
The Injustices Endured by Native American Youths Continue to This Day
Countless Native American young people are being robbed of their chance to live safe and fulfilling lives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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May 21, 2021
Brett Kavanaugh Remains As Incorrigible as Ever
In a recent decision, the man who argued he shouldn’t be judged by his youthful indiscretions had no problem sending young people to prison for life without parole.
Elie Mystal
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May 13, 2021
‘It’s Like a Black Hole’: ICE Has Been Holding Kids in Indefinite Detention
The agency has sent an unknown number of teenagers to juvenile jails and won’t tell anyone why.
Ashoka Mukpo
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March 5, 2021
Why Congress Must Pass Voting Rights Reform Now
It’s the best way to stop the GOP’s accelerating voter suppression strategy—and to continue the fight for criminal justice reform.
Sasha Abramsky
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June 19, 2020
Minneapolis Public Schools Abolished Their Police First
While the city of Minneapolis is now considered a vanguard in the national effort to defund the police, less acknowledged is that its public school system has been several steps ahead.
Mary Retta
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October 11, 2019
Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance
Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.
Sasha Abramsky
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July 31, 2019
The Queens District Attorney Race Goes to Court
The runoff between Tiffany Cabán and Melinda Katz isn’t over until the courts decide it is.
Ross Barkan
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April 29, 2019
Why Everyone Should Care About Mass E-carceration
The social costs of constant surveillance are greater than we might think.
Patricia J. Williams
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March 14, 2019
The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans
The tough-on-crime spin is undercutting the hard work of activists and criminal justice experts in the city.
Emmeline Clein