These Men Fought White Supremacists and Got Sentenced to Over 200 Years
How the criminal legal system slammed two Black men for standing up to white supremacist guards in an Indiana prison.
Most “Progressive” Police Force in the US is Slammed For Response to Police Killing
Cambridge police shot and killed Arif Sayed Faisal just four days into 2023, and officials are no closer to releasing the names of the officers responsible.
‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action Begins in Atlanta
By Unicorn Riot Atlanta, GA – Atlanta-area forest defenders, community activists and their allies from around the country and the world are initiating a ‘week of action’ against a proposed…
Welcome to the Predator State, Where the Scorpions on the Corner Just Might Kill You
With the police ever better funded (just as the U.S. military is), war has come home to roost in our streets, no less disastrously than it did abroad in the…
‘Broken Windows Policing’ Gave Rise to SCORPION Unit That Killed Tyre Nichols
Broken windows policing reflects racialized assumptions about what is disorder and which communities are disorderly.
Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition
Building power and transformation is about encouraging the grassroots while confronting a resilient carceral state.
26 Dems in Congress Urge DOJ to Continue Moratorium on Federal Executions
The lawmakers asserted that "there are serious concerns about arbitrariness in the application of the death penalty, the disparate impact of the death penalty on people of color, and the…
Let 2023 Be the Year of Dismantling Incarceration
Maya Schenwar asked organizers working to dismantle incarceration what is giving them hope for 2023. Here’s what they shared.
Congress Has One Last Chance to Abolish the Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Merrick Garland’s recent memo was an important first step, but only Congress can fully end the sentencing disparities.
Four States Voted to End Slavery — But Not Louisiana
Wardens and industries that rely on prison labor will undoubtably argue that their “work programs” do not constitute slavery, but it should be up to the courts, the public and…
Building “Feminist Jails” Ignores a Larger Problem
A reformist approach to women’s incarceration places the responsibility of reform on the individual, not the institution.
America Stands with World’s Dictatorships in Commitment to Death Penalty
The U.S. continues to carry out executions even though more than 70% of the world’s countries have abolished capital punishment.
Despite Three Botched Executions, Alabama Plans to Kill a Fourth Man Next Month
Despite multiple botched executions, the Alabama Corrections Department appears to be determined to continue its barbaric torture.
Guantanamo, Cuba: VII Symposium on the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases
The Seventh Iteration Of The Symposium On The Abolition Of Foreign Military Bases Was Held May 4-6, 2022 In Guantanamo, Cuba, Near The 125 Year Old US Naval Base Located…