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Linda Fairstein will always feel justified because there’s no accountability for the violence of white feminism

Why the plan to replace Rikers, or reform any prison, is doomed to perpetuate the problem

The story of Black queer women imprisoned for defending themselves to reminds us this criminal system cannot save us

The ACLU is fighting against ‘predictive crime algorithms’ in court

Court rules rapper’s lyrics, remake of N.W.A.’s “F– the Police”, is threat against cops on appeal

Austin bombings targeting people of color leave many questions and terror in their wake

Does Border Patrol have a crime problem? Historic polygraph test failure by agents suggests yes

Justice Department threatens sanctuary cities

Video: black man assaulted by cops while doing Ellen Degeneres dance dare

Justice Department to review Dontra Hamilton death

Ferguson protesters to head to Cleveland, demand justice for Tamir Rice

Florida deputy shoots unarmed black man

Petition calls for firing of NYPD cop who fatally wounded Eric Garner

White cop kills off-duty black officer during chase

Rapper facing life in prison for releasing gang-related album

Man released after serving 15 years behind bars for crime he didn’t commit

Charges re-filed against mother who left kids in car for job interview

Birmingham man receives just $1,000 from $460,000 police brutality settlement

Georgia man sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing iPod

#Bringbackourgirls: Nigerian government officials in talks with Boko Haram to bring girls home

Officer who fatally shot Mike Brown’s account made public for first time

Involuntary manslaughter charge dropped against cop who killed 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones

Georgia man shot dead by police while handcuffed

More cops required to wear body cameras across nation

Man sues NYC after being wrongfully imprisoned for more than a decade

Witness who called cops in John Crawford III shooting changes story completely

Video: actor Orlando Jones creates ‘Bullet Bucket Challenge’ in honor of Ferguson

Racist message spray-painted on black-owned downtown venue

16-year-old Shaquise Buckner shot in West Englewood

New witness comes forward in Michael Brown shooting

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