Criminalization

Trans flag hanging above a city street. Flag has blue, pink and white stripes.

New Lawsuit Demands Release of All Transgender ICE Detainees

By Shani Saxon

A group of Black men wearing blue prison uniforms sit in front of computers in a classroom setting.

Second Chance Pell Grants Expand to 67 More Prison Sites

By Shani Saxon

two men hold a protest sign calling for the release of prisoners and detainees from U.S. jails and prisons.

COVID-19 Could Kill 100,000 More If Jail Populations Not Immediately Cut

By Shani Saxon

close-up of serious looking senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris.

Senators to DOJ: Police are Criminalizing Black People for Living

By Shani Saxon

woman dressed as statue of liberty holds sign that says she became an American citizen and registered to vote.

Immigrant Electorate Nearly Doubled Over Last 20 Years

By Shani Saxon

Justice Sonia Sotomayor. A Latinx woman wears a black shirt, black pants and a white blazer as she sits in a gray chair.

Sonia Sotomayor Dissents in SCOTUS Decision to Allow Trump Admin to Target Low-Income Earning Immigrants

By Shani Saxon