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LISTEN: Taylor was caged for nearly a year in Denton County, TX jail. She couldn't afford to pay restitution for a minor theft case. She told her probation. So they

THREAD: A bill is now racing thru Louisiana's legislature pushed by this guy. A former prosecutor. To destroy public defender independence, install a "defense czar" beholden to the Governor, &

"To me ya'll the same in this jailhouse." What a guard told Willie while assaulting him. Caged pretrial in Texas for *over 3 years.* Tortured. Denied medication. Beaten. "My mom

Police must be stripped of their discretion to interact with people. Far too risky & deadly. One place to start: Traffic stops. "Reassign most traffic enforcement to separate traffic agencies

25 years ago, the US Supreme Court ruled that cops could use any pretext (read: lie) to stop a car to search it & courts would not secondguess their motivations—race

Brandon Bernard. Sentenced to death at 18 as an accomplice. Attorneys declined opening statements. Called no witnesses at penalty stage. 11 of 12 jurors were white. 5 of them now

Neko Wilson. 38 years old. Finally released today after serving 479 days in county jail w/ no bail & no release hearing. Neko was incarcerated on July 2, 2019 because

This is a tough, important read. Elder Qualls is father to a Black 16 y/o boy (now 41 y/o man) sentenced to life w/o parole for murder. Years ago, his

BREAKING: Human Rights Watch (@hrw) out with horrifying investigation. The brutal NYPD attack on hundreds of protestors in early June in the Bronx wasn't just criminal & unconstitutional. It was

Update in P.G. County, MD. 3 months later. The jail population is up over 700. 200+ more than even the jail admitted in court was "safe" from COVID. New cases

Taxpayers pay $11 billion per year for the NYPD to inflict mass violence on us. Then turn around, fearmonger & lie to us that any alternative to policing will only

“This is a case where, under the threat of death, a woman who had no prior experience with the criminal justice system pled guilty to a crime she didn’t commit.