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For decades, local, state and federal public officials from both political parties and powerful interest groups engineered the system of mass incarceration. They did this in part by constructing a narrative of fear fueled by racism through which they passed laws, spent billions of dollars, and separated millions of families. It was a disaster of epic proportions that unfolded in slow motion and for which we are still paying the price today as a nation.
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By aclutn
Apr 09, 2017
Day 80: Know Your Rights: What to Do If You're Stopped by Police, Immigration Agents or the FBI
By Claire Gardner
Apr 07, 2017
Day 78: Ask the governor of Arkansas not to execute 8 prisoners in 10 days
By Claire Gardner
Apr 07, 2017
U.S. Strikes in Syria Are an Illegal Response to Atrocity
No one disputes that Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons on Syrian civilians is illegal, immoral, and unacceptable. But Assad’s illegality does not excuse illegality in response.
In the face of constitutional law barring hostile use of force without congressional autho
By aclutn
Apr 07, 2017
After the Fake Repeal of HB2, We Seek Transparency in North Carolina
Will March Madness return to Basketball Country in 2018?After the North Carolina legislature, with a clutch assist from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, rushed through yet another anti-LGBTQ law, the NCAA announced this week that it will “reluctantly” reconsider North Carolina when it determines which cities and schools can host events for the next five years. The NCAA concluded that the state’s new law, HB142, has “minimally achieved a situation where we believe NCAA championships may be conducted in a nondiscriminatory environment.”
Is that true?
The short and simple answer is, “no,”
By aclutn
Apr 07, 2017
This Missouri City Banishes Domestic Violence Survivors for Calling the Police
In 2012, the city of Maplewood, Missouri ordered Rosetta Watson to vacate her home. But the city wasn’t done punishing Watson yet and also barred her from living anywhere in the city for six months. Her offense? She called the police four times seeking protection from her abusive ex-boyfriend.
Under Maplewood’s
By aclutn
Apr 06, 2017
Immigration Arrests at State Courthouses Are on the Rise in 2017. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous — For All of Us
One of the most disturbing trends under the Trump administration is the sharp increase in immigration arrests taking place at state courthouses across the country. There have been increasing numbers of reports that Department of Homeland Security agents are staking out people at courthouses in 2017. A Texas domestic violence survivor was arrested when she went to court to obtain a restraining order, and so were a Michigan father in court to seek custody of his children, a Brooklyn father in court for a child support hearing, and a Vermont dairy worker arrested before he could appear for his court hearing.
State supreme court chief justices, state prosecutors, and federal lawmakers have taken action to halt these aggressi
By aclutn
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