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As petition deadline looms, Stop Cop City organizers win more time and volunteers

Katherine Demby
color photograph of an outdoor protest in New York City against Cop City in Atlanta. people wearing black and grey coats hold

The violence of cyclical incarceration harms families for generations

Heather C. Jarvis
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Probe of Chicago police’s alleged sexual crimes exposes asylum-seekers’ vulnerability

Maurizio Guerrero
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‘I wasn’t sentenced to be cooked’: Heat desperation in a Texas prison

Kwaneta Harris
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Accessibility lawsuits are bringing slow but steady wins for disabled city residents

Bianca Gonzalez
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Auzhanae ReeseDrayden is the latest sex worker punished for choosing to survive

Shamira Ibrahim
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Activists continue to fight against controversial ‘Cop City’ construction despite challenges

Katherine Demby
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Chicago police torture memorial finally moves forward, but police violence continues

Noah Berlatsky
color photograph of a black man holding a large white poster with red text reading "police torture victim" and "justice delay

Post-conviction review could correct three-strike law injustices

Raymond Williams
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Law enforcement has a new political boogeyman: youth violence

nia t. evans
Law enforcement has a new political boogeyman: youth violence

Torture with impunity runs rampant in ICE facilities

Maurizio Guerrero
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Anti-Trump activists speak out at his arraignment

Alexandra Martinez
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