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Black parents are trapped between the pandemic and child protective services

ray levy uyeda
Black parents are trapped between the pandemic and child protective services

Organizers and former prisoners say decarceration is the best way to prevent in-custody deaths

Montse Reyes
Organizers and former prisoners say decarceration is the best way to prevent in-custody deaths

Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough

Natasha Ishak
Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough

Activist Five Mualimm-ak wins NYC’s David Prize for work serving youth in the juvenile justice system

Tamar Sarai
Activist Five Mualimm-ak wins NYC’s David Prize for work serving youth in the juvenile justice system

Anti-riot laws aren’t about curbing violence—they’re about stifling civil dissent

Sravya Tadepalli
Anti-riot laws aren’t about curbing violence—they’re about stifling civil dissent

Some police budgets are increasing, but that doesn’t mean the ‘defund the police’ movement isn’t working

ray levy uyeda
Some police budgets are increasing, but that doesn’t mean the ‘defund the police’ movement isn’t working

Formerly incarcerated chef serves up a menu that’s ‘made out of love’

Tamar Sarai
Formerly incarcerated chef serves up a menu that’s ‘made out of love’

‘Alive, but still not free’

Tamar Sarai
‘Alive, but still not free’

The future of public safety in Minneapolis will be on the November ballot

Cirien Saadeh
The future of public safety in Minneapolis will be on the November ballot

Universal legal representation can make a life-saving difference for immigrants

Maurizio Guerrero
Universal legal representation can make a life-saving difference for immigrants

Many incarcerated people in Louisiana left behind in the wake of Hurricane Ida

Montse Reyes
Many incarcerated people in Louisiana left behind in the wake of Hurricane Ida

Lying to police suspects is banned in several countries. Why is it still legal in the U.S.?

Lakshmi Gandhi
Lying to police suspects is banned in several countries. Why is it still legal in the U.S.?