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no officers charged in Daniel Prudes death; a cultural of police violence in Austin's training; prison mail facing increased surveillance — your weekly justice news
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From headphones to the streets: a revolutionary goes back to Hip Hop's roots to end all inc…
an interview with ATL abolitionist and hip hop artist Nikos
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Feb 28
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Police are raking in millions through union contracts
"boat checks," buying back sick days from retiring police officers and "14k solid gold" retirement badges- your Friday long read from ProPublica
Feb 26
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A revolving door between being locked up and put out
new data from Connecticut proves that incarceration leads to homelessness for a large number of people
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Feb 25
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freezing in TX prisons; investigation finds police had no reason to stop Elijah McClain; freed after 68 years in prison, the longest juvenile lifer — y…
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Feb 23
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Terrorized by police dogs, even Black teens are growing up with scars from the attacks
53 of 146 of people bitten by Baton Rouge's police dogs were 17 or younger - your Friday long read from The Marshall Project
Feb 19
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Long costs and potential savings of parole and probation violations
calculate the cost to your state of incarcerating people for violations of parole or probation - a new tool from The Justice Center
Feb 17
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AL man escapes execution for now; FBI investigating Kinetik Justice's beating; CT to close 3 prisons in the coming months; PA governor commutes sentenc…
Feb 16
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