Detroit Cops Want $7 Million in Covid Relief Money for Surveillance Microphones
The company behind the mics, ShotSpotter, is going all out to guide police stations across the country on how to use relief money for the controversial technology.
Justice
Voices
Lindsey Graham's "Late-Term" Abortion Ban Is a Lie
Graham's bill feigns a flawed compromise while drastically increasing enforced births and criminalizing medical care.
Freedom Dreams: Black Women and the Student Debt Crisis
In “Freedom Dreams,” narrated by Nina Turner, Black women talk about how student debt has impacted their lives and what cancellation would mean for their futures.
Trials of Richard Glossip
Explosive New Evidence Points to Richard Glossip’s Innocence. Why Is Oklahoma Still Trying to Kill Him?
As witnesses came out of the woodwork and an independent report cast grave doubt on Glossip’s conviction, the state set a new execution date.
Voices
An Uncompromising Coalition Is Building Support to Nix Atlanta's "Cop City"
With the police training facility set to decimate Atlanta's forestland, a coalition of abolitionists and environmentalists are sustaining the struggle.
The Killing of a Portland Antifascist Activist Went Unsolved. Then Journalists Sued the City.
Three years after Sean Kealiher was killed, police arrested a suspect, just as The Intercept’s public records lawsuit neared a ruling.
Will a Federal Investigation Reveal the Truth About Deaths at USP Atlanta?
Sirrena Buie’s 26-year-old son died at the federal prison in 2017. Five years later, she is still searching for answers.
Protests for Black Lives
In the Aftermath of a Police Killing, the Justifications Begin Immediately
After Chicago police killed Harith Augustus, the question was not: What happened? It was: How do we justify what happened?
An Accused War Criminal Trained Florida Cops in "New Concepts of Shooting"
A sign of the forever wars coming home, Eddie Gallagher trained officers from the Tallahassee Police Department.
Criminal Justice Reformer Trounces Police-Backed Candidate in Race to Replace Top Prosecutor in Floyd Murder
Hennepin County’s former chief public defender received more than twice the votes of the police-backed candidate picked by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. The two face off in November.