This Canadian Company is Bankrolling the Predatory Bail Industry

Fairfax Financial CEO Prem Watsa claims to champion anti-Black racism. So why is his company bankrolling bail insurance?

Window sign reads "bail bonds"

The Looming Unspoken Crisis: How a Pandemic Exacerbates the Unjust Exclusions Wrought by the Criminal System

How the COVID-19 pandemic's impact has the potential to wreak havoc on an often forgotten population.

A detainee sits at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego.

The Spread of the Covid Virus in Prisons is Taking its Toll on All of Us

COVID-19 virus in prisons is taking its toll on incarcerated individuals, their families, and our communities.

By Kim Lawrance

Kim Lawrance

Supreme Court Correctly Rules that Trump is Not Above the Law

Decisions on Trumps’ tax return uphold the system of checks and balances.

President Donald Trump walks down the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

Lives are at Stake. Will Congress Act?

Four key actions the Senate can take to protect marginalized communities and the most vulnerable people in the United States.

Voters wearing face masks as a preventive measure wait in a line during an early voting in Monroe County, Indiana.

How State Governments Across the Country Failed to Protect Our Communities From COVID-19

By ignoring warnings and failing to take action, state leaders have endangered incarcerated people, corrections facility staff, and communities at large.

Custody assistants walking through hallway of the hospital ward in a jail in Los Angeles.

The Federal Government’s Decision to Proceed with Executions During the Pandemic Puts Me in an Impossible Position

It’s my religious duty as a Zen Buddhist priest to attend the execution of a man I’ve been spiritually advising, but I may have to compromise my beliefs to protect my health.

Reverend Seigen Hartkemeyer Zen Buddhist Priest with book

After 17 Months of Unlawful Detention, Court Orders Release of U.S. Resident Wrongfully Detained Under Patriot Act

Adham Hassoun's detention is alarming example of the government’s abuse of overbroad national security powers.

Man with hands handcuffed behind his back

Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away With Murder

Real justice and safety for Black communities will require a complete overhaul of the prosecutor-police relationship.

Protesters hold a banner that says, "Prosecute Killer Cops" in front of Los Angeles City Hall during the demonstration.