Secret Terrorism Watchlist Found Unconstitutional in Historic Decision
The U.S. government’s Terrorist Screening Database included roughly 1.2 million people as of 2017, among them about 4,600 U.S. citizens or green card holders.
Justice
DEA Agents Ambush Amtrak Passengers With Controversial Searches and Seizures
With the help of Amtrak and Greyhound informants, agents approach people on thin evidence they are drug couriers — and often take their cash.
Voices
In Secretive Court Hearing, NYPD Cops Who Raped Brooklyn Teen in Custody Get No Jail Time
Two NYPD cops coerced Anna Chambers into sex in exchange for her freedom. A judge just gave them no jail time.
The War on Immigrants
How Solitary Confinement Kills: Torture and Stunning Neglect End in Suicide at Privately Run ICE Prison
Guards at an ICE jail put Efraín Romero de la Rosa in solitary confinement despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He killed himself after 21 days.
The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under “Persistent Surveillance”
Elbit Systems, which touts its products as “field-proven” on Palestinians, was contracted to build a high-tech surveillance system on Tohono O’odham land.
Los Angeles County Votes to Stop Construction of New Jail-Like Facility, Adding Momentum to National Abolition Movement
“A jail is a jail is a jail. It is not enough to change the name of the facility,” said LA Board of Supervisors member Heidi Solis.
Voices
The NYPD Finally Fired the Cop Who Killed Eric Garner — but the Police Reaction Shows How Little Will Change
The decision will not alter the entrenched police ideology that allows for deaths like Garner’s — showing why reform will be slow and tough.
Voices
Bounty Hunters Are a Lethal Weapon in a Justice System Corrupted by Money
A group of bounty hunters and bondsmen, in pursuit of money, killed an innocent man in Tennessee. They were mostly let off by a jury.
"One By One, They’re Dying”: Activists Protest Tennessee's Fifth Execution in a Year
Stephen West was killed in the electric chair on August 15, and abolitionists are vowing to step up the pressure to stop executions in Tennessee.
Riotlandia: Why Portland Has Become the Epicenter of Far-Right Violence
Police complicity and politicians’ inaction have allowed groups like the Proud Boys to stage violent spectacles again and again.