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Ending Indefinite Solitary Confinement for the Vast Majority of People with Death Sentences in Oklahoma

After years of working collaboratively with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, we are proud to announce the end of indefinite solitary confinement for the vast majority of people incarcerated with death sentences in Oklahoma.

By Travis Handler

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Nov 19, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable

The massive show of force from 40 law enforcement agencies in Kenosha didn’t make anyone safer.

Police in riot gear stand outside the Kenosha County Court House
Nov 18, 2021

We Must Get Racism Out of Automated Decision-Making

Artificial Intelligence systems are developed in ways that don't adequately take into account existing racism, sexism and other inequities. This results in invisible, but very real discrimination.

A 3D Robot staring at an industrial network chain link.
Nov 15, 2021

Guest Blog: Why Oklahomans Should Pay Attention to Redistricting

More than half a million Oklahomans will be living in a different Congressional district by the end of this month, and most don’t even know it. 

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Andy Moore
Nov 12, 2021

ICE’s Detention Oversight System Needs an Overhaul

Effective oversight and transparency are not enough, we need to shut down ICE's mass immigration detention machine.

Immigration detainees leave the cafeteria under the watch of guards during a media tour at the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La., in this Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 file photo.
Nov 09, 2021

Stop-and-Fingerprint Can’t Become the Next Stop-and-Frisk

The Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments in an ACLU appeal challenging unconstitutional fingerprinting by police on the street.

crime investigator wearing gloves fingerprinting person
Nov 08, 2021

The Final Religious Request of a Man on Death Row is in the Supreme Court’s Hands

Texas won’t allow pastor to pray aloud or “lay hands on” John Ramirez as he dies.

Supreme Court in Washington, DC
Oct 21, 2021

My Life Was Derailed By a Traffic Ticket

A minor infraction cost me my driver’s license, my job, thousands of dollars, and over a decade entangled with a system that punishes poverty.

Traffic violation on a windshield.
Oct 21, 2021

Internal Watchdog Finds ICE Violations of Solitary Confinement Policy

Immigration detention is inherently inhumane. It’s time for the Biden administration to put an end to ICE’s detention machine.

Woman holds sign that reads "halt solitary" as demand to end solitary confinement in prisons
Oct 18, 2021

We Need Accountability for Those Who Commit Violence Against Native Women

Law enforcement must be held accountable when officers abuse their authority to sexually assault the very people they are sworn to protect.

Jeannie Hovland, the deputy assistant secretary for Native American Affairs for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, poses with a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women mask.