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This 'Hypocritical' Loophole Can Get You Busted for Weed in NYC
A new policy of lenience in America's largest city is being enforced in strange ways.
Hundreds of Inmates Across Alabama Have Gone on Strike to Protest 'Prison Slavery'
The Alabama prisoners have been coordinating with inmates in Mississippi and Virginia to call for a nationwide prisoner work stoppage in September.
Can a Former Inmate Fix Rikers as a Regulator?
After spending more than ten years in New York's prisons and jails, Stanley Richards has dedicated his life to improving the lives of the incarcerated.
Coal Ash May Be Making Pennsylvania Inmates Sick, and Now They're Fighting to Shut Their Prison Down
Did the authorities in charge of SCI Fayette put its prisoners at risk of illnesses that usually affect coal miners?
Exclusive Video: Did the NYPD Really Need to Pepper-Spray a Guy Waiting for the Train?
The latest casualty of New York City's controversial policing scheme, which critics say targets people of color for victimless crimes, was a young man waiting for the subway in Brooklyn.
Refugees in Kenya Are Being Forced Back to War-Torn Somalia
Some refugees without registration cards have been deported. Rape and beatings have been reported in detainment centers.
Refugees in Kenya Are Being Forced Back to War-Torn Somalia
Meet Ifran. Last November, her life changed when police started bullying her into bribes, accusing her of being a terrorist, and threatening her with deportation.
Transported to Camp Arbat: the Invisible Scars of Syrian Teens
For the first time, I was intimidated by the presence of a 13-year-old. Before I asked my first question, she beat me to it: "Where do you live?" Her response would've been the same regardless of my answer. It was a setup for her next question: "Can...
Sudan Revolts: Internet Blackouts and Dead Protesters on the Streets
Sudan is literally on fire. The past five days in Sudan were filled with blocked roads, gas stations on fire, and live ammunition at the funerals of dead protesters, and there have been multiple reports of live ammunition and heavy tear gas in multiple...
Women Are on Strike Against Rape Culture in India
On Wednesday, my roommate told me women were on strike, and when I asked her which industry, she said, “No, just women. I called in sick… They asked me what I had, and I said I was sick of rape culture.” Women in India changed their Facebook photos to...