End Mass Incarceration Now
The American experiment in mass incarceration has been a moral, legal, social, and economic disaster. It cannot end soon enough.by the New York Times Editorial Board For more than a decade,...
View ArticleStudy released on handling of minor marijuana cases in Illinois
Marijuana possession arrests are down 32% in Urbana, but justice in the rest of the county and across the state is very uneven.by ICDP/Roosevelt UniversityIllinois is one of the least friendly places...
View ArticleNew York Times Editorial Board: Repeal Prohibition, Again
The paper of record goes on the record unequivocably in favor of legalization of marijuana.by the New York Times Editorial BoardIt took 13 years for the United States to come to its senses and end...
View ArticleTo Terrify and Occupy
How the excessive militarization of the police is turning cops into counterinsurgents by Matthew Harwood Jason Westcott was afraid.One night last fall, he discovered via Facebook that a friend of a...
View Article'They Just Killed Him': New Video Betrays Police Depiction of Fatal Shooting
Amid ongoing demonstrations in city of Ferguson, Mo. and national outrage over police violence against black community members, new evidence in Tuesday's shooting of man by St. Louis police by John...
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Undercover in White America: Why Black Rage is Conscious, Justified, and Long...
by Colin JenkinsStudents at Howard University pose for this photo with their 'Hands Up' as they acknowledged the police violence that took hold of Ferguson, Mo. in recent weeks. (Photo: flickr / cc /...
View ArticleCrime, Bias and Statistics
by Charles M. Blow Discussions of the relationship between blacks and the criminal justice system in this country too often grind to a halt as people slink down into their silos and arm themselves with...
View ArticleCiting Failed War on Drugs, World Leaders Call for Widespread Decriminalization
Global commission condemns "harsh measures grounded in repressive ideologies" by Deidre Fulton, Commondreams staff writerhttp://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/09/citing-failed-war-drugs-worl... In...
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New Video of Michael Brown Shooting Shows Immediate Witness Reaction
Construction workers who saw Brown shot corroborate earlier statements that he was surrenderingNadia Prupis, Commondreams staff...
View ArticleIn Ferguson and Beyond, Punishing Humanity
by Kate ManneOn Sept. 26, two peaceful protesters were arrested in Ferguson, Mo. Watch this video (warning: includes profanity) and you will see two white officers arresting a young black woman who is...
View Article'Assassination' of Public Health Systems Driving Ebola Crisis, Experts Warn
Neoliberal economic policies that defund health infrastructure responsible for current crisis in West Africa and across the globe, say analystsread more
View ArticleA.C.L.U. in $50 Million Push to Reduce Jail Sentences
A message our county board and those down at the courthouse need to hear loud and clear...by Eric Eckholm With a $50 million foundation grant, the largest in its history, the American Civil Liberties...
View ArticleActivists Wield Search Data to Challenge and Change Police Policy
by Richard A. Oppel Jr.DURHAM, N.C. — One month after a Latino youth died from a gunshot as he sat handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser here last year, 150 demonstrators converged on Police...
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Reclaiming MLK's Radical Roots
CUCPJ and UCIMC will host “Reclaiming MLK’s Radical Roots” as part of a national effort to bring the #BlackLivesMatter movement into the New Year. The event will be:read more
View ArticleNeed Bigger Jail? Think Again...Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of...
The idea that Champaign County needs a bigger jail just won't go away. In fact, they should quit wasting taxpayer funds on what is basically a talking point for judges and prosecutors to get...
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