At Emory University, Cops Are Using a Sledgehammer to Swat a Fly At Emory University, Cops Are Using a Sledgehammer to Swat a Fly
Atlantans have been protesting Cop City for years. Now the city’s notorious police forces are raiding its college campus.
May 1, 2024 / Hannah Riley
Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary
Mass arrests. Trumped-up charges. Brutal violence. They’re all part of the city’s effort to destroy the movement against the infamous police facility.
Jun 7, 2023 / Hannah Riley
How the Elmhurst Three Finally Won Their Freedom How the Elmhurst Three Finally Won Their Freedom
In 2014, The Nation published the story of three men—George Bell, Gary Johnson, and Rohan Bolt—imprisoned for a crime they didn’t commit. At last, they’re home.
Apr 2, 2021 / Hannah Riley
It’s Time to Make the Presidential Candidates Answer for Their Support of the Death Penalty It’s Time to Make the Presidential Candidates Answer for Their Support of the Death Penalty
A man who had been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die challenged Clinton on the death penalty. We need more of these moments.
Mar 15, 2016 / Hannah Riley
These 3 Men Have Been Locked Up For Almost 20 Years. Are They Innocent? These 3 Men Have Been Locked Up For Almost 20 Years. Are They Innocent?
In 1996, the NYPD charged George Bell, Gary Johnson and Rohan Bolt in the brutal Davis-Epstein murders, but the evidence was never airtight.
Oct 29, 2014 / Hannah Riley