We cannot stop mass deportations without seriously reckoning with the American obsession with arrests and prosecutions.
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We cannot stop mass deportations without seriously reckoning with the American obsession with arrests and prosecutions.
Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “No abolitionist who is a true abolitionist wants to save money. What we want is for the money to be spent, to enhance, and support human life so that it can flourish in a way that doesn’t destroy the planet. We’re not about cost-savings.“ Saving lives, not saving money.
many congrats to you and your comrades!
A digital flyer for the "10 Years of Survived & Punished: A Virtual Celebration" event. It features an illustration of two people embracing, broken handcuffs, flowers, and event details with a link to register.
Join Survived and Punished virtually on April 28th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm ET to celebrate our collective accomplishments and to mourn our losses over the past 10 years. Register here: survivedpunished10years.eventbrite.com
We need reparations for ICE victims.
Anything short of that is setting the stage for a massive wealth grab from people of color that will re-entrench racial disparities for generations.
U.S. incarceration fact that I wish more progressive-types knew:
A man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an anxiety attack took the first one.
The number of people detained by ICE rose by an astonishing 58% (25,200) between 2025 and 2026; expanded immigration detention accounts for virtually all of the growth in mass incarceration since our last report. www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...
The Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org breaks down the American carceral state
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...
If you want to begin to grasp the depth and reach of carceral reality in the US – including the growth of immigrant detention - you need to be following (and hopefully donating to) @prisonpolicy.org. Here's the latest mass incarceraton overview in 2026. www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...
Pie chart showing that 31,000 people are held in local jails for the U.S. Marshals Service.
➡️ Local city, county, and regional jail authorities are locking up fewer people — but jails now hold about 9,500 more people on behalf of federal authorities, especially the U.S. Marshals Service and ICE.
Pie chart showing that almost 88,000 people are confined for immigration reasons in the U.S.
➡️ Expanded immigration detention accounts for almost all of the growth in mass incarceration since our last report.
Since last year, the number of people detained by ICE on any given day has grown by nearly 60%.
Pie chart showing that nearly 2 million people are incarcerated in the U.S.
🚨NEW: Last year, the number of people incarcerated in the U.S. increased again. The driving factor? President Trump’s deportation agenda.
Our annual report, The Whole Pie, gives the big picture of mass incarceration. Here are some key takeaways 🧵
The Navajo Nation commission's report detailed harsh discipline, language barriers, discriminatory hiring practices and more.
“It’s our kids, our students, who are suffering the consequences of entrenched racism,” the commission chair said.
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My first piece for @globalvoices.org -- a part of my We Are Noor feminist journalism fellowship -- on the Brazilian far right and how they weaponize legal abortion: globalvoices.org/2026/03/07/h...
no amount of extra disposable income can bridge the gap left from gutted or simply non-existent public services. these tax breaks are individual "solutions" (that don't work) to collective problems
The remains and items are held in the university's Anthropology Department.
https://www.mainepublic.org/arts-and-culture/2026-03-09/umaine-identifies-human-remains-and-hundreds-of-artifacts-for-repatriation-to-wabanaki-tribes
DHS purchased an 825,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Hagerstown for $102.4M that could hold 1,500 ICE detainees. By owning the site outright, the federal gov may bypass Maryland’s Dignity Not Detention Act, which limits local agreements for immigrant detention.
www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...
Kristi Noem Is Leaving a Trail of Death Behind Her in ICE Jails
I've covered deaths in immigration prisons for years, but I've never seen so many people die of what appears to be preventable conditions in such a brief period of time.
This will come back to haunt them. It must.
"In eight incidents since 2019 where cops wound up either shooting or tasing the subject of a 911 mental health call, the officers involved were trained in crisis intervention, a review of NYPD records found. That included six encounters where the subject was killed."
www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/09/c...
Congratulations to Kwaneta!
She has also done nothing to fix the failed public defenders system. People have gone months without an attorney appointed, one of basic our rights we charged.
Mills - a former prosecutor - vetoed a bill to close a notorious child prison in Maine and opposes the reinstatement of adult parole in the state
This is one of those “senate norms” that exists for no reason. It’s the same reason Rubio was unanimously voted in. It exists for no reason other than class solidarity among the powerful.
Absolute suckers for norms and decorum and comity, the world be damned
The Trump administration absolutely chose to nominate a senator because they knew senate Democrats would never have the spine to reject a colleague, no matter how unqualified
SCOOP: Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media.
it’s only an echo chamber when it’s the left. when it’s the right they call it some bullshit like the Agora or the Town Square
News: In 2019, the New Orleans City Council capped the population of the city's jail system at 1,250 people. A new data analysis from @veritenews.org finds that excluding the height of the COVID-19 pandemic the jail has largely exceeded that cap—especially in 2025.
veritenews.org/2026/03/04/n...
don't think i've seen this, thanks for sharing