Can Ferguson’s Protests Build a Nationwide Movement Against Police Violence? Can Ferguson’s Protests Build a Nationwide Movement Against Police Violence?
More than sixty days after the killing of Michael Brown, Ferguson October is building momentum against police violence.
Oct 14, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
It’s Time for the NYPD to Stop Treating Mentally Ill New Yorkers Like Criminals It’s Time for the NYPD to Stop Treating Mentally Ill New Yorkers Like Criminals
How a crisis intervention program pioneered in Memphis could save lives and prevent arrests.
Oct 9, 2014 / Agnes Radomski
Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes? Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes?
Why are we letting these serious social problems be handled by the criminal justice system?
Oct 9, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell
Nearly $9 billion per year is spent locking up people struggling with mental illness.
Oct 9, 2014 / Kara Dansky
Why Are We Using Prisons to Treat the Mentally Ill? Why Are We Using Prisons to Treat the Mentally Ill?
As part of OverCriminalized, our video series produced in partnership with the ACLU and Brave New Films, we're calling on Congress to put the focus of mental health reform wher...
Oct 8, 2014 / NationAction
In the Wake of Ferguson, Demand Concrete Change In the Wake of Ferguson, Demand Concrete Change
We’ve joined forces with ColorofChange.org, Daily Kos, the Advancement Project and a host of other organizations to call on the executive branch of our federal government to ...
Oct 8, 2014 / NationAction
Michael Dunn Was Found Guilty—but That’s Not Enough to Ensure Justice in an Unjust World Michael Dunn Was Found Guilty—but That’s Not Enough to Ensure Justice in an Unjust World
A guilty verdict does not undo the racist world we live in.
Oct 2, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Women of Color and the Hidden Trauma of Police Brutality Women of Color and the Hidden Trauma of Police Brutality
Calling out discrimination can be a slippery thing, but the shame, humiliation and powerlessness we feel because of overly aggressive policing is real.
Sep 16, 2014 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Inmates Aren’t the Only Victims of the Prison-Industrial Complex Inmates Aren’t the Only Victims of the Prison-Industrial Complex
Prison-reform advocates tend to focus on the plight of those behind bars. But the enforcers of this draconian system are victims as well.
Sep 16, 2014 / Alex Hannaford
Will DOJ Intervention Improve Policing in Ferguson? Will DOJ Intervention Improve Policing in Ferguson?
There’s debate over whether federal government involvement will make a difference in Ferguson. Cincinnati, site of a police shooting in 2002, offers clues on how to address r...
Sep 12, 2014 / Dani McClain