Students at fake university in Michigan created by ICE can sue US, court ruleswww.freep.com An appeals court ruled in favor of students who said they were tricked by ICE into enrolling at a fake university in metro Detroit.
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Two years after the end of Roe v. Wade, most women on probation and parole have to ask permission to travel for abortion carewww.prisonpolicy.org Since the 2022 Dobbs decision, 21 states have restricted abortions earlier than the Roe v. Wade standard. Now, more of the 800,000 women on probation ...
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICEboltsmag.org Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
Georgia governor signs immigration bill months after UGA slaying, worrying Latino advocateswww.nbcnews.com The law, which gained momentum after the death of nursing student Laken Riley, requires jailers to work with federal authorities to identify people in custody who are undocumented.
Shadow Budgets: How mass incarceration steals from the poor to give to the prisonwww.prisonpolicy.org Inmate welfare funds are supposed to help incarcerated people, but are often used to fund prison operations or staff perks.
Sexual abuse was rampant at Illinois youth facilities, lawsuit claimswww.chicagotribune.com Sexual abuse of juvenile detainees was rampant in youth centers across Illinois for more than two decades, according to a sweeping lawsuit filed Monday.
Shadow Budgets: How mass incarceration steals from the poor to give to the prisonwww.prisonpolicy.org Inmate welfare funds are supposed to help incarcerated people, but are often used to fund prison operations or staff perks.
U.S. Airdrops 38,000 Meals into Gazawww.thedailybeast.com The drops began just one day after they were announced by President Joe Biden.
Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key campaign promisechicago.suntimes.com After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement saying the city “will decommission" the gunshot detection system on Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the...
Why Dayton Quit ShotSpotter, a Surveillance Tool Many Cities Still Embraceboltsmag.org Police across the country face increased pressure to drop the controversial technology as researchers and activists question its effectiveness.
Meet the 2024 Writing Freedom Fellowswww.haymarketbooks.org Haymarket Books and the Mellon Foundation are thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of the Writing Freedom Fellowship, an opportunity to support emerging and established poets, fiction writers, an...
While under investigation for illegally selling guns, sheriff got rid of more public propertywww.bangordailynews.com Sheriff Christopher Wainwright continued to dispose of public property despite being told to stop, the complaint says.
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Prison disciplinary fines only further impoverish incarcerated people and familieswww.prisonpolicy.org We analyzed prison policies for all 50 states and the federal prison system, and found that 16 prison systems actually impose fines — in addition ...
Behind the Blog: AI-Generated Harm and Our Journalism Business404media.co This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss AI-generated non-consensual images that went ...
Record number of Americans are homeless amid nationwide surge in rent, report findswww.cbsnews.com Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.
Opinion | My Patients Used to Be Gung-Ho About the Covid Vaccine. What Changed?www.nytimes.com A newer, more vague vaccine hesitancy is emerging. A New York doctor has some advice for how to stop it.
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Pathologizing Palestinian Resistance w/ Liat Ben-Moshe and Leah Harris (01/11/23)on.soundcloud.com Beatrice and Jules speak with Liat Ben-Moshe and Leah Harris about how Palestinian resistance and rebellion is pathologized and the importance of transnational disability solidarity with Palestine.
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US Appeals Court Restores Anti-Whistleblower 'Ag-Gag' Laws In Iowathedissenter.org The appeals court decision was celebrated by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
Study estimates roadside drug tests result in 30,000 wrongful arrests every yearreason.com Despite the well-known problems with the kits, they're used in half of the roughly 1.5 million drug arrests in this country every year.
2023 saw record killings by US police. Who is most affected?www.theguardian.com Officers killed at least 1,232 people last year – the deadliest year for homicides by law enforcement in over a decade, data shows
Jeff Landry's Bid for Louisiana Governor Has Been a Crusade Against Its Cities - Boltsboltsmag.org Jeff Landry faces 15 opponents in Louisiana’s gubernatorial race this fall, but at times, it seems like the Republican attorney general is really running against the state’s Democratic, majority-Black major... Read More