Mass incarceration
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Militant Journalism
Queens, N.Y., community demand freedom for wrongfully accused man ahead of 97th court appearance
This latest hearing marks Churaman’s 97th court appearance since his arrest in 2014. During the hearing, Judge Holder ordered a…
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Cleveland jail inmates face continued abuse, activists protest
On New Year's Eve 2021, activists from a broad coalition met outside the Justice Center Complex in downtown Cleveland, the…
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Millions voice support for truck driver given 110-year prison sentence for accident
Millions of people have signed a petition opposing the 110 year prison sentence imposed by a Colorado judge last week…
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Militant Journalism
Tennessee jail profits from incarcerating kids, deadline for settlement approaches
The $11 million class-action settlement stems from a 2017 lawsuit that was leveled against Rutherford County after a 2016 incident…
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Solidarity rally supports striking prisoners in Louisiana
Conditions inside David Wade Correctional Center are vile; inmates are regularly subjected to life-threatening levels of high heat and black…
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‘Hunt’s Forgotten’ prisoners launch hunger strike at David Wade Correctional Center
Photo: The first full paragraph of a hand-written letter announcing the hunger strike at David Wade Correctional Center. To show…
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Struggle against cops & prisons shake up Pittsburgh politics
In Pittsburgh, the movement for Black lives has continued to upend the local political establishment. Bill Peduto, who had appeared…
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Analysis
Supreme Court refuses to free prisoners convicted by Jim Crow-style juries
The Supreme Court ruling allows the mountain of jury verdicts produced under these Jim Crow laws to stand.
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Militant Journalism
Defying local government’s threats, Chester County rallies against cash bail
“End cash bail! The whole damn system is guilty as hell!” echoed from Ash Park in Coatesville, Pa., on April…
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Activists protest phosphate mining and treatment of jail inmates near Piney Point disaster in Manatee
On Tuesday, activists in Manatee County gathered at the intersection of Moccasin Wallow Road and US 41 to demand the…
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