Carimah Townes
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The future of the school-to-prison pipeline under Betsy DeVos is bleak
An eighth grader was locked up for throwing skittles on a schoolbus. A 6-year-old girl was handcuffed for taking candy from a teacher’s desk. An officer slammed and dragged a high school girl… → Read More
Video shows officer stomping a black man’s head into the ground
DeMarco Anderson was lying face down on the pavement. → Read More
Jeff Sessions’ prepared speech at the border referred to immigrants as ‘filth’
The word didn’t make it into his delivered remarks. → Read More
New York will no longer prosecute 16 and 17 year olds as adult criminals
Criminal justice advocates just scored another major victory. → Read More
Christian group threatens to sue federal government over educational tool on Islam
The Christian Action Network (CAN), whose mission is “to protect America’s religious and moral heritage through educational efforts,” is preparing to sue the Department of Education (DOE) for lesson… → Read More
Cop ignored instructions before shooting at a man playing with a toy truck
The bullet hit the disabled man’s behavioral therapist, Charles Kinsey. → Read More
Something is missing from the conversation about young girls in the nation’s capital
It took days of public outrage and the spreading of inaccurate information on social media for the country to realize that Black and Latinx girls frequently go missing in the nation’s capital. Viral… → Read More
Accused sexual assaulter Donald Trump declares April a month of action on sexual assault
Nearly six months after tapes were released of him bragging about sexually assaulting women, Donald Trump declared on Friday that April is officially National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention… → Read More
Notorious Rikers Island jail could be closed in the next decade
Mayor Bill de Blasio reportedly supports the closing of the deadly facility. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Officer had an ‘unusual’ number of complaints before he killed Ramarley Graham
New York City has shielded Richard Haste’s disciplinary history, yet publicly released his trial outcome. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: The disturbing secret history of the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner
Official disciplinary records have been hidden from public scrutiny until now. → Read More
Trump’s Kentucky speech was most notable for what he didn’t say
In his first appearance after an explosive hearing, he didn’t say one word about the investigation into his campaign. → Read More
Lawsuit: Sheriff David Clarke’s jail forced a woman to give birth while in shackles
Clarke’s Milwaukee County Jail is notorious for abuse. → Read More
California lawmakers are fighting fees that trap kids in the juvenile justice system
When kids in California enter the juvenile justice system, their families can end up owing thousands of dollars for court and detention fees, even if they have no ability to pay. While several… → Read More
Public support for modern-day jails is remarkably low
Approximately 12 million people are held in jail each year. The majority of them are nonviolent offenders and people detained for their inability to pay bail. But as the country braces for President… → Read More
Hundreds of kids have already been shot this year
Today is the 71st day of the year, and 685 children and teenagers have already been shot since January 1. According to the Gun Violence Archive, a national database of fatal and nonfatal shootings… → Read More
After promising to revitalize ‘inner cities,’ Trump decides to shred affordable housing
He wants to cut billions out of Housing and Urban Development’s budget. → Read More
Here’s a list of dumb things men in power around the world have actually said about women
There are few universal truths, but one thing is for certain: women around the globe are still governed by leaders who think less of them. You would guess that lawmakers would be more educated about… → Read More
Trans women of color are missing from the conversation about transphobia
On February 19, 18-year-old Jaquarrius Holland died of a gunshot to the head in Monroe, Louisiana, after a verbal altercation. But it took over a week for people to realize another Black trans woman… → Read More
‘Fight for 15’ organizers file lawsuit against City of Memphis over police surveillance
Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers repeatedly photographed, filmed, trailed, and intimidated Fight for 15 organizers, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday. The plaintiffs argue… → Read More