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?”
Justice
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.
A Vigilante Militia Defends an Imaginary Border
On the border near El Paso, hapless grifters attracted to Trump’s immigration rhetoric terrorize migrant families and mistake tourists for invaders.
The War on Immigrants
Border Official Admits Targeting Journalists and Human Rights Advocates With Smuggling Investigations
A Customs and Border Protection official confirmed that the agency had launched investigations of journalists and immigrant rights advocates on the border.
New Orleans Prosecutors Routinely Violate Defendants’ Right to Counsel to Keep Them in Jail
Prosecutors are sidestepping the Sixth Amendment by seeking bail hikes in undisclosed meetings with judges, according to a new report by Court Watch NOLA.
Voices
Across the Country, Progressives Are Pushing for Universal Rent Control — and New York Is Next
What was once a left-wing pipe dream of “universal rent control” is on the table in a package of nine bills.
The War on Immigrants
Some Adoptees Are Undocumented Because Their Parents Forgot to Fill Out a Form. Now Congress Is Taking Action.
Between 25,000 and 49,000 people who were adopted by American parents as children live in fear of deportation because they never got citizenship.
After Introducing Criminal Justice Reform Platform, Amy Klobuchar Pushes Hundreds of Millions More Dollars for Police
Amy Klobuchar is pushing a bill to authorize $400 million a year for hiring under a community policing program known as COPS, opposed by key reform groups.