Criminal Justice

A group walks with signs and posters demanding justice for Ahmaud Arbery

We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched

How many black men are buried while their killers walk free because nobody happened to film their final, terrifying moments?

May 7, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Covid Is About to Become the Newest Excuse for Police Brutality

Covid Is About to Become the Newest Excuse for Police Brutality Covid Is About to Become the Newest Excuse for Police Brutality

Throughout the country, police are being given new powers to enforce social distancing—and that can only mean one thing for Black people.

May 5, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal

Protect Victims of Domestic Violence During and After the Pandemic

Protect Victims of Domestic Violence During and After the Pandemic Protect Victims of Domestic Violence During and After the Pandemic

Domestic and sexual violence increases exponentially as a consequence of the pandemic.

Apr 30, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration

This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration

Prosecutors are in a unique position to flatten the curve.

Apr 28, 2020 / no-paywall / Tiffany Cabán

SCOTUS Just Found a Way to Inflict More Terror on Immigrants

SCOTUS Just Found a Way to Inflict More Terror on Immigrants SCOTUS Just Found a Way to Inflict More Terror on Immigrants

A new decision written by Kavanaugh reaffirms the idea that the government can reach into a black or brown person’s life—and destroy it—at any time.

Apr 24, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Incarcerated Person on Phone in Cook County Jail

The Devastating Emotional Toll of Suspending Prison Visits The Devastating Emotional Toll of Suspending Prison Visits

To insulate facilities from the coronavirus, prisons and jails are not allowing people to see their incarcerated loved ones.

Apr 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Karina Piser

People wearing masks stand in line before entering a testing site at Elmhurst Hospital

You Can’t Police Your Way to Public Health You Can’t Police Your Way to Public Health

Criminalizing social-distancing violations threatens the very communities most vulnerable to the pandemic.

Apr 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Natalie Shure

ICE detention facility

How the Deportation Machine Criminalizes Immigrants How the Deportation Machine Criminalizes Immigrants

There are no true sanctuaries.

Apr 14, 2020 / Alina Das

Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19

Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19 Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19

More than a month into New York City’s coronavirus outbreak, life in one of the most notorious jails continues to deteriorate.

Apr 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Rosa Schwartzburg

Activist holding

Now Is the Time to Dismantle Our Deportation Machine Now Is the Time to Dismantle Our Deportation Machine

Covid-19 makes it clear that our fates are intertwined.

Apr 10, 2020 / no-paywall / Alina Das

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