EXCLUSIVE: Arizona is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will — sometimes as early as three weeks before their due date. Health care experts call the policy unethical. Reproductive justice advocates say it's a human rights violation. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

I collaborated w/the brilliant Jeanne Theoharis to write (for The Nation) about what was missing from the coverage of the Bout-Griner transfer: the fact that Bout, too, faced brutal and arguably torturous conditions during his time behind bars on US soil thenation.com/article/societ…

Spotted a Bald Eagle today in Prospect Park! I didn't/couldn't see a tag on it. Brooklyn Bird Alert

I was retained by an NGO to screen for the most severe cases of torture for resettlement. I don't discuss it much, bc why?

When I tell you Iran's torture methods are horrific, I have a solid basis for comparison. Iranians are risking torture for their freedom.

Biden could have easily also said that he is concerned about the labelling of Palestinian NGOs as terror groups, about settlement expansion, and about discriminatory housing evictions. But he chose not to. haaretz.com/us-news/2022-0….

NEW: With a 38% decrease in Parole Board hearings from 2019 to 2020, advocates urge Governor Kathy Hochul to fulfill her promise to fully staff the state’s Parole Board. The longer she waits, the more incarcerated people will needlessly languish & die in prison.
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Every single judge and prosecutor should be required to visit Rikers and witness the conditions. They are the gatekeepers to this hellhole.

A year of work proving Louisiana's congressional map discriminates against Black voters. A 152-page district court opinion finding discrimination, upheld in a 33-page opinion by the most conservative federal court in the nation. Taken away by 6 justices in an act of raw power.

“My rights should not be a fundraising point for the Democrats.” 💯💯💯

From the dissent, explaining the rationale of Dobbs succinctly: 'of course, “people” did not ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. Men did.' supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf…

In case you missed it: Our CEO & President Ryan P. Haygood explains why our bill for a NJ #Reparations Task Force (A938/S386 ) hasn't moved yet.

Another person died at Rikers today — a jail meant to hold people temporarily — the 8th person this year, the second in 24 hours. Have we become numb to the monotony of crises?

A “free speech fight”? Mr. Shapiro tweeted that the SCOTUS nominee would be a “lesser Black woman,” and Georgetown still decided *not* to discipline him. Not exactly the Sedition Act of 1798 or legislatures banning books in 2022. via ⁦⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/2022/06/06/us/…

It’s time to pass a No Cost Calls policy that’s totally free, fully funded, & guaranteed!

When it comes to legislation it’s all about implementation. We need language in the final budget that protects our incarcerated loved one’s access to at least 120 mins of free calls a day.

Every year, I derive so much joy for all the Bar preppers who discover the pure joy that is Paula Franzese, who is every bit as wonderful in person.

PLEASE HELP: This is Elihana Cruz Torres, one of the victims of the Uvalde massacre. Her dad is incarcerated for a drug-related offense. He received the last letter from her on Friday May 20. Thursday afternoon he found out of her passing and his compassionate release was denied.

think about the audacity of the polices' initial lies and then think about 99.99% of situations where police have enormous discretion to use their judgment, a presumption of deference, and can be pretty sure that there won't be a flood of national media scrutiny on what they do

As Republicans rally around a talking point of more police to stop school shooters, there is a lesson forming about who the police are, the bankruptcy of policing and why they will never be the answer.

SUNDIATA ACOLI IS OFFICIALLY REUNITED WITH HIS FAMILY!!!!!!!!!

Sundiata has given so much to us during his nearly 50 years incarcerated. Please donate today.

*All donations will go to Sundiata's family to care for him. secure.actblue.com/donate/bringsu…

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Uvalde is a town of just 16,000 people. But it apparently has a SWAT team.

We’re regularly told small towns need SWAT teams so they can quickly respond to events just like this. The killer was in the building for an hour.