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What Does “Due Process” Mean for Immigrants and Why Is It Important?
The Constitution grants certain due process rights to citizens and noncitizens…
Jun 04, 2025
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How to Be a Court Watcher (and Why You Should)
In a single day, a judge may preside over dozens of cases, many lasting only…
May 29, 2025
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Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, What’s Changed?
This past March, government employees used a jackhammer and pickaxe to destroy…
May 23, 2025
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We’re Suing the Trump Administration to Win Back Funding for Programs That Save Lives and Make Communities Safer
In April, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) abruptly terminated…
May 22, 2025
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When New York Corrections Officers Went on Strike for Better Working Conditions, Those of Us Incarcerated Continued to Suffer
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an extreme shortage of staff…
May 13, 2025
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People Are Being Deported Because of Their Tattoos
Tattoos and clothing—markers of appearance—are being used by the United States…
May 06, 2025
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Want to learn about criminal justice reform? Start here.
For activists starting to engage with the work to end mass incarceration, it…
May 02, 2025
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Unreasonable Probation Requirements Are Sending People to Jail
The United States incarcerates 1.8 million people—but that figure doesn’t…
Apr 30, 2025
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What Is a Sanctuary City?
One of Donald Trump’s first actions as president was to attack sanctuary…
Apr 22, 2025
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I Grew up Undocumented. This Is What It’s Really Like.
By Andres*
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the United States…
Apr 18, 2025