Voices
Watch: The Mental Health Dimensions of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Isolation Measures, With Andrew Solomon and Johann Hari
System Update has two new programs: one on the left and Biden, the other on the mental health aspects of the pandemic.
Justice
The Coronavirus Crisis
As Virus Spreads in Federal Prisons, People Inside Describe Chaos, While Families Are Left in the Dark
Despite plans laid out by the Bureau of Prisons, coronavirus remains a daily threat across its facilities.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Medical Residents Demand Covid-19 Hazard Pay
Faced with the coronavirus pandemic and dangerous working conditions, medical residents are overworked, scared, and beginning to organize.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, ICE Has Life-or-Death Power to Release Detainees
Pressure is growing on ICE to quickly release as many detainees as possible. Yet ICE remains recalcitrant, opaque, and unpredictable in its decision-making.
Voices
Domestic Violence Is on the Rise With Coronavirus Lockdown. The Responses Are Missing the Point.
We need social and economic infrastructure and services so that women don’t depend on the patriarchal household structure for survival.
The Coronavirus Crisis
“Burials Are Cheaper Than Deportations”: Virus Unleashes Terror in a Troubled ICE Detention Center
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads to the Deep South, detained immigrants are becoming increasingly desperate.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Murder Victim’s Mother Begs Court to Release Death Row Inmate Likely Sick With Covid-19
Prosecutors agree that Walter Ogrod was wrongfully convicted. But a Philadelphia judge refuses to release him, despite his diminishing health.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Internal Prison Guard Email Contradicts Government’s Claims to Judges About Containing Coronavirus at Federal Detention Center
At a federal jail in New York, officials have insisted they are taking proper measures to contain the virus. A guard union email says that's not true.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Coronavirus Numbers Reflect New York City’s Deep Economic Divide
The data is in line with long-established health disparities in New York City, where the poor and people of color tend to suffer worse health outcomes.
Lawsuit Aims to Stop Baltimore Police From Using War-Zone Surveillance System to Spy on Residents
The AIR program would amount to “the most wide-reaching surveillance dragnet ever employed in an American city,” according to the ACLU.