Prisons Across the U.S. Are Quietly Building Databases of Incarcerated People’s Voice Prints
The voice-print technology allows authorities to mine call databases and cross-reference the voices of individuals prisoners have spoken with.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
A Member of Congress Tried to Go to an Immigration Activist’s ICE Check-in. ICE Tried to Block Her.
”It’s a way for ICE to continue doing their work in the shadows, like secret police. It’s much easier to detain someone when nobody’s watching.“
The War on Immigrants
ICE Courthouse Arrests in New York Increased 1,700 Percent Under Trump
The courthouse operations have been coupled with increased reports of ICE agents using physical force to take undocumented immigrants into custody.
Voices
The Rape of Anna Chambers Led to a Change in New York Law — but She Can't Benefit From It
A Brooklyn teen was raped by NYPD officers. Her story led to a change in the law around rape in police custody — but the change won't affect her case.
Voices
Portraying the MAGA Teens as Victims Is an Extension of Native American Erasure
The media flipped the narrative, turning the Covington Catholic MAGA teens into victims and erasing the hope of the Indigenous Peoples March.
Five Years After Ferguson, St. Louis County’s New Prosecutor Confronts a Racist Criminal Justice System
The 2014 police killing of Michael Brown inspired a nationwide movement to elect progressive prosecutors. Now, Wesley Bell will try to reform St. Louis.
Murderville Podcast
Episode Six: New Evidence
New evidence that could change Devonia Inman’s fate comes to light — something the cops should have known about all along.
The War on Immigrants
Trump's Shutdown Offer Creates a De Facto Asylum Ban for Central American Minors
The GOP offer to Democrats would require Central American minors to request asylum from their home countries and sets a cap for granting asylum.
The War on Immigrants
Trump's Border Wall Would Destroy Historic Gravesites in South Texas
A stop on the Underground Railroad and an early African-American burial site in South Texas are endangered by the first section of Trump's border wall.
Voices
A Problem for Kamala Harris: Can a Prosecutor Become President in the Age of Black Lives Matter?
The regressive reality of what prosecutors do is proving difficult for the senator and likely presidential candidate to rationalize.