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New York Appealed to Keep an Elderly Prisoner Behind Bars — Then He Got Coronavirus
Muntaqim, after a half-century behind bars, posed no risk to society, so a judge ordered him free. But the government’s appeal instead risked his life.
Natasha Lennard
Natasha Lennard is a columnist for The Intercept. Her work has appeared in The Nation, Bookforum, and the New York Times, among others. She is the associate director of the Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism graduate program at the New School for Social Research in New York. She is the author of “Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life.”
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A Detainee at Rikers Island Was Cleared for Release Because of the Coronavirus. Six Weeks Later, He's Still in Jail.
The same district attorney that locked David Campbell up has consented to his release amid the coronavirus pandemic. So why is he still in jail?
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The Perversity of Needing to See Ahmaud Arbery Die on Video to Recognize That His Black Life Mattered
It is its own grave affront that the circulation of intolerable scenes of brutality against black people remain necessary.
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With Millions Unable to Pay for Housing Next Month, Organizers Plan the Largest Rent Strike in Nearly a Century
The rent strike is aimed at pressuring politicians to respond in the only way appropriate to the exacerbated housing crisis: by canceling rent.
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Domestic Violence Is on the Rise With Coronavirus Lockdown. The Responses Are Missing the Point.
We need social and economic infrastructure and services so that women don’t depend on the patriarchal household structure for survival.
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What’s Wrong With Cheering Harvey Weinstein’s Reported Coronavirus Diagnosis
There’s no karmic justice in an illness that will indiscriminately infect thousands of people who are locked behind bars.
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Chelsea Manning Ordered Free From Prison — but Will Still Have to Pay Massive Fines
The whistleblower still faces state-enforced financial ruin because the judge that set her free refused to vacate her exorbitant fines.
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Chelsea Manning’s Suicide Attempt While Imprisoned for Resisting a Grand Jury Is Further Proof She Must Be Freed
Chelsea Manning can only continue to be imprisoned for the purpose of coercing her to testify before a grand jury. That’s not going to happen.
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Trump Is a Disaster for Abortion Rights — but Joe Biden Can't Be Trusted to Fight for Choice
Until last year, Joe Biden supported a law that restricted federal funding for abortion — and his flip-flop smacks of political expediency.
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The Law Says Chelsea Manning Must Be Freed From Prison
Chelsea Manning was imprisoned for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. She refused — and now she must be set free.