Abolition of police and prisons
- truthout.org This Fourth of July, I’m in My 26th Year Behind Bars for Cannabis
A victim of the “war on drugs” reflects upon watching the fireworks from prison.
- theintercept.com Prosecute a Cop? You’ll Face Removal From Office
Police unions and GOP legislators are trying to get Minnesota district attorney Mary Moriarty removed from the case of a killer cop.
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20 days in Osama prison
alarmphone.org 20 days in Osama prison - Alarm PhoneOur activist’s network Alarm phone is regularly contacted by people searching their relatives, as there are no official structures existing for people on the move crossing the Mediterranean to Europe, which is highly criminalised. Many people get stopped and intercepted soon after departure from Lib...
- countervortex.org Israel high court responds to prison abuse revelations
Israel’s Supreme Court issued an order demanding the Benjamin Netanyahu government provide an update on conditions in the Sde Teiman detention facility, where the government has been holding Palestinian detainees from the war in Gaza. The order came in response... Read moreIsrael high court responds...
- atlpresscollective.com Charitable bail funds fight back against Georgia’s new bail law
The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit against Georgia SB 63 for threatening charitable bail funds and violating constitutional rights.
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Prisons: Universities of Crime, by Peter Kropotkin 🎧
invidious.fdn.fr Prisons: Universities of Crime, by Peter KropotkinCan be read at https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-prisons-universities-of-crime Short piece by Kropotkin on the effects of the prison system. "Prisons are universities of crime, maintained by the state".
- black-ink.info Layan Kayed: The Prison as a Text
Translated by Roba Alsalibi Since its establishment in 1948, the Israeli settler-colonial state, like other settler-colonial contexts, has employed incarceration as a tool of subjugation against th…
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What is Abolition? - Sara Bafo and Luci Pina
shado-mag.com What is Abolition?Our Knowledge Page on the global liberation project of abolition, its ongoing history and how you can join the movement
- indypendent.org The NYPD Drops the Mask
The NYPD has morphed from its typical defensive/aggressive media posture to something far more disturbing: a primary source of bluntly politicized misinformation, even conspiracy theory.
- yt.artemislena.eu TalkingStickTV - Ed Mead & Greg Lewis - U.S. Prison Industrial System
Interview with Ed Mead, editor of "Prison Focus" magazine and Gregory Lewis, long-time human rights activist, about the current state in U.S. prisons.
- www.washingtonpost.com Beaten by cops, this man is skeptical of police reform in Minneapolis
Jaleel Stallings was swept up in the chaos of protests over George Floyd’s murder. The outcome changed his life.
- breachmedia.ca Inside the ‘shocking’ police operation targeting pro-Palestine activists in Toronto
A heavily-resourced Hate Crimes Unit has engaged in surveillance, night raids, and ‘trumped up charges’ against the Palestinian solidarity movement A heavily-resourced Hate Crimes Unit has engaged in surveillance, night raids, and ‘trumped up charges’ against the Palestinian solidarity movement
- yt.artemislena.eu LIFE SENTENCE for breaking into a car | the parole board is dumbfounded
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- truthout.org Formerly Incarcerated People Face “Forever Punishment” in Collateral Sanctions
Collateral sanctions enable the power structure to penalize those it deems “unworthy” and “undesirable.”…
- www.chicagotribune.com City Council to consider historic $50 million settlement for false confessions allegedly forced by Chicago police
Arrested as teens, the men were convicted in a 1995 double murder, but were exonerated in 2017 after new fingerprinting technology did not connect them to the scene.
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Target, ‘Junk Science’ and Unreliable Testimonies: The Contentious Conviction of 15-Year-Old Mahdi Ali
unicornriot.ninja Target, ‘Junk Science’ and Unreliable Testimonies: The Contentious Conviction of 15-Year-Old Mahdi Ali - UNICORN RIOTOverlooked details cast doubt on Mahdi Ali’s conviction and the investigation for a 2010 triple murder in Minneapolis.
- truthout.org Communication Crackdown in Federal Prisons Has Been Operating Quietly Until Now
“Double contact bans” disrupt the means by which prisoners may assert their rights and dissent to their treatment.
- blockclubchicago.org Not All Peaceful Protests Constitutionally Protected, Police Chief Says Ahead Of DNC
Peaceful protests can still be illegal if organizers trespass or block the public way, police Supt. Larry Snelling said. Activist groups planning to protest the DNC criticized his comments.
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The Deadly, Avoidable Reality of High-Speed Police Chases - SOME MORE NEWS
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- www.tcj.com Abolish Judge Dredd - The Comics Journal
Mixing SF action and mordant satire since 1977, sometimes uneasily, Judge Dredd recently concluded a storyline on defunding the police. Shea Hennum examines the utility and futility of broaching activist themes in a strip like this.
- www.thenation.com Palestinian Liberation and Police Abolition Go Hand In Hand
The severe repression of the recent encampment protests proves that these struggles are inexorably linked.
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The Hell Inside Hell: Solitary Confinement in Texas Hides the Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls
scalawagmagazine.org The Hell Inside Hell – ScalawagHere, solitary confinement has many aliases. This is so they can deny its existence. Don't be misled: it is alive and virtually absolute.
- theintercept.com The Little-Known Reason Counties Keep Building Bigger Jails: Architecture Firms
So-called justice architecture firms produce studies that argue for expanding U.S. jails. Often they also win the contracts to build them.
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Picturing the Crisis - A new book uses art to make the horrors of mass incarceration as visual, and visceral, as possible.
blog.pmpress.org Picturing the Crisis - PM PressA new book uses art to make the horrors of mass incarceration as visual, and visceral, as possible. By Vic Liu , James Kilgore & Adam McGee Inquest May 30, 2024 When artist Vic Liu first reached out to activist James Kilgore, it was to propose the idea of improving the graphic design of Kilgore’s […...
- www.theguardian.com The US might restrict social media in prisons and inmates are worried: ‘I may lose my voice soon’
Platforms like TikTok have helped inmates stay connected with family, share their stories online and shed light on prison abuse
- www.404media.co ‘FUCK the LAPD' Shirt Maker's Entire Shop Sold Out After Cops Threaten Him
"Streisand Effect in effect," designer says after their legal response went viral.
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IDOC Misconduct Earns $1.3 Billion Payday, Secures Indiana’s For-Profit Incarceration Business Model
www.idocwatch.org IDOC Misconduct Earns $1.3 Billion Payday, Secures Indiana’s For-Profit Incarceration Business Model — IDOC WatchIt is hardly news that Indiana lawmakers have approved the construction of a new prison with a staggering $1.3 billion price tag. The cost of the new facility was previously estimated at $400 million prior to Covid. IDOC later claimed post-pandemic inflation added an additional $800 million to the
- theintercept.com A Prosecutor Asked Texas to Kill Melissa Lucio. Now He Wants Her Freed.
If the courts agree to vacate the conviction, Lucio will have spent 16 years on death row for a crime that never happened.
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Australia is throwing whistle blower in prison for uncovering war crimes in Afghanistan
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