The War on Immigrants
Vigilantes Helped Steve Bannon's Group With Private Border Wall Near El Paso
The builders of the private border wall near El Paso were aided by armed vigilantes who have been capturing and terrorizing migrants.
Justice
The Chicago Police Files
Chicago's Police Accountability Office Fails a Major Test
Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability has badly bungled the police shooting of Ricardo Hayes.
One Night, Two Executions, and More Questions About Torture
Tennessee and Alabama both carried out executions using midazolam on May 16. Witnesses described unusual movement. What will the autopsies show?
Virginia Prisons Putting Up Obstacles to Ramadan Observance
Prisons in the Virginia Department of Corrections system are not feeding fasting Muslims on time during Ramadan, three rights groups charged in a letter.
Women's Health Protection Act Would Stop State Attacks on Abortion Access
The timely reintroduction of this bill addresses the growing number of state restrictions on abortion access.
Connecticut's Democratic Governor Is Stonewalling a Bill That Would Make Phone Calls From Prison Free
With two weeks left in the legislative session, Gov. Ned Lamont has yet to express support for the bill, which is the first of its kind in the country.
In a World of Legal Weed, Michael Thompson Languishes in Prison for Selling It in 1994
The criminal justice reform movement’s focus on “nonviolent” offenders has hurt people like Michael Thompson: “Where’s the violence coming in at?”
The War on Immigrants
Thousands of Immigrants Suffer in Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention
Locked for weeks or months in solitary cells, mentally ill and vulnerable detainees are plagued by anxiety, anger, depression, and suicidal impulses.
The War on Immigrants
A Homeland Security Whistleblower Goes Public About ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement
Ellen Gallagher's yearslong effort to draw attention to ICE's use of solitary confinement was met with a maze of bureaucratic indirection and indifference.
The Rise of "Game of Thrones" Was Part of the Fall of America
HBO knows that neither we nor they any longer have the imagination to care about reality.