This Building Was Once a Notorious Women’s Prison. Now It’s Becoming a Center for Feminist Organizing. This Building Was Once a Notorious Women’s Prison. Now It’s Becoming a Center for Feminist Organizing.
Formerly incarcerated women are helping plan the transformation of Bayview Correctional Facility into a Women’s Building.
Feb 22, 2017 / Victoria Law
What Happens to Undocumented Immigrants Once They Fall Into ICE’s Hands? What Happens to Undocumented Immigrants Once They Fall Into ICE’s Hands?
In New York, undocumented immigrants can languish in abominable detention centers for months or even years.
Feb 20, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Why It Matters That an Imprisoned Domestic-Violence Survivor Was Granted Clemency Why It Matters That an Imprisoned Domestic-Violence Survivor Was Granted Clemency
Only three survivors have been granted clemency in New York State history. Will others follow?
Jan 23, 2017 / Victoria Law
Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer Got Punched—You Can Thank the Black Bloc Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer Got Punched—You Can Thank the Black Bloc
A dispatch from inside the J20 protests.
Jan 22, 2017 / Natasha Lennard
Chelsea Manning Will Be Free! Chelsea Manning Will Be Free!
How Obama came to commute Manning’s sentence, and what her leaks revealed about America.
Jan 17, 2017 / Interview / Greg Grandin and Chase Madar
Many Need Clemency Before Trump Takes Office. Here’s What You Can Do to Help Many Need Clemency Before Trump Takes Office. Here’s What You Can Do to Help
For some, this may be their last chance.
Jan 13, 2017 / no-paywall / Atoosa Moinzadeh
Call Your Senators Today and Demand That They Reject Jeff Sessions Call Your Senators Today and Demand That They Reject Jeff Sessions
Republicans are trying to rush through his confirmation. Tell your senators you won’t stand for it.
Jan 10, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Jeff Sessions Could Return Criminal Justice to the Jim Crow Era Jeff Sessions Could Return Criminal Justice to the Jim Crow Era
Sessions’s extreme views on crime and punishment are a throwback to the darkest chapters in American history.
Jan 9, 2017 / Ari Berman
As Trump’s Inauguration Looms, the Window to Release Guantánamo Detainees Is Closing As Trump’s Inauguration Looms, the Window to Release Guantánamo Detainees Is Closing
Detainees cleared for release fear the Trump administration, which is all but certain to continue indefinite detention.
Jan 6, 2017 / John Knefel
Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts
If these officials get their way, America’s schools, roads, prisons, immigrant-detention centers, and critical social-insurance programs will soon fall into private hands.
Dec 28, 2016 / David Dayen