Paul Manafort Has Inadvertently Helped America by Showing the Absurdities of Its Bail System
Paul Manafort’s indictment has drawn attention to one of the great travesties in the way America treats people accused of crimes: its bail system.
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Donald Trump's Surveillance of New York Times Reporter Is a True Declaration of War Against the Press
This leak case seems designed to dissuade aggressive reporters from continuing to dig into the Trump-Russia story.
The War on Immigrants
1,358 Children and Counting — Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Border Policy Is Separating Families at Staggering Rates
The number of families ripped apart over a recent two-week period was the same as the total for the preceding seven months.
New York Gang Prosecutions Use Conspiracy Charges to Criminalize Whole Communities
Carletto Allen was arrested on state charges of selling marijuana and a questionable gun charge. Then he was named in a sweeping federal gang investigation.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Detention Center Is Creating Obstacles to Ramadan Observance for Muslim Detainees, Lawyers Say
Muslims held by ICE at the Glades County Detention Center in Florida say they are being discriminated against on account of their religion.
Alice Johnson Sentence Commuted by Donald Trump: “I’m Looking Forward to Holding My Grandchildren”
“My grandchildren only know me through prison communications,” she says.
Cop Who Wore Pro-Police Brutality T-Shirt at J20 Trial Was Previously Accused of Police Brutality
In the case of the Inauguration Day protesters, the prosecution has relied on police witnesses with apparent proclivities toward extreme politics.
Police Broke Into Chelsea Manning’s Home with Guns Drawn — in a “Wellness Check"
Video obtained by The Intercept shows police officers pointing their guns as they searched Chelsea Manning's empty apartment.
Despite Backlash for Working With Trump, Activists Say Prison Reform Can’t Wait
As Trump’s abuse of the pardon power grabs headlines, formerly incarcerated activists continue the long fight for federal criminal justice reform.
Reality Winner Has Been in Jail for a Year. Her Prosecution Is Unfair and Unprecedented.
Winner is accused of leaking a classified NSA document that helped alert Americans to Russian hacking attacks against the U.S. voting system.