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A 68-Year-Old Grandfather Died in ICE’s Custody. His Family Seeks Answers.

Claudia Sheinbaum · Mexico

A 68-Year-Old Grandfather Died in ICE’s Custody. His Family Seeks Answers.

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

This story was originally published by Atlanta Community Press Collective. Subscribe to their newsletter to get ACPC’s accountability journalism delivered to your inbox. When Junior Avellaneda finally got to see his father after weeks of thwarted attempts, the man Lowndes County Jail staff wheeled into the visitation area was a frail, barely responsive shell of himself. Junior’s father, 68-year-old Abelardo “Lalo” Avellaneda-Delgado, would usua…See the Story

Strip Searches Have a Racist, Dehumanizing Legacy

YouTube · Connecticut

Strip Searches Have a Racist, Dehumanizing Legacy

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In March 2018, J’Allen Jones, a 31-year-old Black man incarcerated at Garner Correctional Institution in Connecticut, died after refusing to comply with a strip search. When officers told Jones he needed to submit to the procedure, he resisted. That is when the violence started. Officers forced him onto a bed, pepper-sprayed him, and kneed him in the thighs. Then, officers placed a spit hood over his head, a practice that experts have linked to …See the Story

His Name Was Tyré Nichols

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

This story was originally published by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Subscribe to their newsletter here. In the 28 months since Tyré Nichols was killed by five Memphis police officers, his name has been written countless times. It has appeared in national news reports, commemorative murals, protest signs held up outside the White House and civil and criminal lawsuits against the officers who killed him. But the vast majority of these mentio…Protestors · Memphis See the Story

Is Trump’s Gender Care Ban for Trans Prisoners Unconstitutional?

Coverage: 2 sources

A federal judge considers if the president’s executive order barring hormone treatment in the Bureau of Prisons is cruel and unusual punishment.Tim Walz See the Story

Beyond Bail Reform: Minnesota’s Vision for Pretrial Transformation

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Since 2013, changes to state laws, local ordinances, and court rulings have led to bail reforms in 24 states. Each jurisdiction has had its own unique road to reform, but their cumulative experiences have shown that building a safer and more just pretrial system is possible. In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature commissioned our organization, the Minnesota Justice Research Center (MNJRC), to study our state’s own pretrial detention system. By then,…Minnesota · Minnesota Read Article

Broken Buildings, Broken People

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Jerry stormed into his cell, shaking with rage. He threw his coat and gloves in a pile on his bunk and looked around for something to smash. It’s futile, and he knows it. The few items in his cell not bolted down were things he had to save for years to buy at his $0.42-an-hour job. He paces back and forth for a few minutes, letting the rage burn off a bit. All in all, it is just too much to take. Suddenly, Jerry spots a set of folded sheets rest…Washington State · Washington Read Article

“If You Want to Live, Don’t Drink the Water”

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

This story is part of the Inside/Out Journalism Project by Type Investigations, which works with incarcerated reporters to produce ambitious, feature-length investigations, with support from the Puffin Foundation. Donald “Curly” Brooks lifted his shirt and stared intently into the mirror of his prison cell. The warped, thick metal never gave him a clear picture of himself. In his 45 years inside prisons across the state, he rarely saw his image …Ione · Ione Read Article

“They took my life away for nothing.”

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

James Carver spent 36 years in prison for allegedly setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history.Bogotá, Colombia · Bogotá See the Story

Social Worker or AR-15? Portland Struggles Over How to Respond to People in Mental Health Crisis

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

This story was produced by MindSite News, an independent, nonprofit journalism site focused on mental health. Get a roundup of mental health news in your in-box by signing up for the MindSite News Daily newsletter here. This story is the latest installment of Fateful Encounters, an ongoing investigative collaboration between MindSite News, the Medill Investigative Lab-Chicago at Northwestern University and other media outlets exploring police re…Health See the Story

CoreCivic CEO: Trump Administration Plans Will ‘Supercharge’ the Private Prison Industry

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

This week’s private prison earnings calls make clear that Trump’s racist reign of terror has been great for business. “I would like to share how excited I am for and deeply proud of our team here at CoreCivic,” the company CEO, Damon T. Hininger, told investors on today’s call. “Our team has always been mission and outcomes-focused, but this is such a significant moment of time in our company’s history. Never in our 42-year company history have…Donald Trump · Leavenworth See the Story

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