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No One Should Die In Custody
Across America, 68 percent of incarcerated people with a medical condition go without care in local jails. Put simply, incarcerated people are often denied life sustaining and life-saving health...
Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration
In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation revenues from immigrant detention soar.
By Eunice Cho
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No One Should Die In Custody
Across America, 68 percent of incarcerated people with a medical condition go without care in local jails. Put simply, incarcerated people are often denied life sustaining and life-saving health...
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When Will Biden Stop Giving Immigration Powers to Racist, Corrupt Sheriffs?
Despite records of civil rights violations, the Biden administration has chosen to continue partnering with sheriffs through an immigration...
By Naureen Shah
Despite records of civil rights violations, the Biden administration has chosen to continue partnering with sheriffs through an immigration...
By Naureen Shah
How Eviction Brands Renters With a Scarlet Letter
The enforcement of discriminatory policies is denying housing to Black women in Oak Park, Illinois.
By Josefina Navar
The enforcement of discriminatory policies is denying housing to Black women in Oak Park, Illinois.
By Josefina Navar
The Illinois Supreme Court Cash Bail Ruling, Explained
A landmark state supreme court ruling affirms that safety and freedom go hand in hand.
By Trisha Trigilio
A landmark state supreme court ruling affirms that safety and freedom go hand in hand.
By Trisha Trigilio
The Decade-Long Fight For Pregnant Workers
On Tuesday, June 27, more than a decade after its first introduction in a congressional committee, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into...
On Tuesday, June 27, more than a decade after its first introduction in a congressional committee, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into...
How Michiganders Showed Up for Reproductive Freedom and Won
Two advocates reflect on the historic campaign to enshrine reproductive freedom in the Michigan constitution.
By Eva Lopez
Two advocates reflect on the historic campaign to enshrine reproductive freedom in the Michigan constitution.
By Eva Lopez
10 Years of #BlackLivesMatter: Progress and Backlash
Ten years ago this July, Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Cullors tweeted #BlackLivesMatter in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death. The...
Ten years ago this July, Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Cullors tweeted #BlackLivesMatter in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death. The...
Moving Beyond the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Rulings
The work to ensure educational opportunities for people of color continues, despite the court’s decision.
By Sarah Hinger
The work to ensure educational opportunities for people of color continues, despite the court’s decision.
By Sarah Hinger
Looking Beyond Haaland v. Brackeen
The future of the Indian Child Welfare Act’s protections lies with the states.
By Crystal Pardue
The future of the Indian Child Welfare Act’s protections lies with the states.
By Crystal Pardue
Biden Knows Section 702 is Unconstitutional, Yet His Administration Still Defends It
Congress must stop this mass warrantless surveillance and abuse of government power.
By Kia Hamadanchy
Congress must stop this mass warrantless surveillance and abuse of government power.
By Kia Hamadanchy
My Journey From Death Row to Becoming an Advocate for Justice
After a wrongful conviction, I’ve dedicated my life to making Florida a more just, fair, and equal state.
By Herman Lindsey
After a wrongful conviction, I’ve dedicated my life to making Florida a more just, fair, and equal state.
By Herman Lindsey