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Cash Bail Robs Families and Destroys Lives
This summer, join us in breaking down the barriers that are robbing people—particularly people of color—of both actual and economic freedom.
Robert Greenwald
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July 20, 2017
O.J.’s Parole: A Fitting End to the ‘Fifth Quarter’
The decision to parole O.J. Simpson will rankle some, but it was correct and just.
Dave Zirin
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July 5, 2017
It Will Take Tenacity and Guts to Shutter One of the Country’s Most Notorious Jails
Is New York Mayor Bill de Blasio up to the challenge of closing Rikers Island?
Jarrett Murphy
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June 30, 2017
These Cities Might Just Save the Country
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Atlantic City to Miami Beach.
Jimmy Tobias
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June 21, 2017
Lisa, Laquanda, Machelle, and Kenya Were Sentenced as Children to Die in Prison
Decades later, a Supreme Court ruling could give them their freedom.
Danielle Wolffe
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June 21, 2017
The Troubled Resentencing of America’s Juvenile Lifers
When SCOTUS outlawed mandatory juvenile life without parole, advocates celebrated—but the outcome has been anything but fair.
Jessica Pishko
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June 1, 2017
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May 18, 2017
Sheriff David Clarke Is Determined to Suspend Habeas Corpus and Shred the Bill of Rights
The right-wing extremist’s disregard for the Constitution is well documented, and now he’s reportedly joining Trump’s DHS.
John Nichols
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May 17, 2017
A New Film About Rikers Lets Inmates Describe the Jail’s Brutality in Their Own Words
Rikers: An American Jail is coming out just as debate over how to close the notorious facility is reaching a fever pitch.
Ed Rampell
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May 17, 2017
How Closing a Jail Could Make New York City Stronger
The plans for shuttering the infamous Rikers Island complex could be a boon for communities across the city.
Michelle Chen