Mapping Police Violence
This Mapping Police Violence initiative is a live tracker that collects data on police killings in the United States. The website provides detailed data on police violence in the U.S. in 2024, including the number of people killed per day, the racial disparities in deaths, and the geographic distribution of the violence across states and counties.
“Don't Reform Prisons, Abolish Them”, Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition. A must watch!
Reformist Reforms Vs. Abolitionist Steps
A guide that breaks down the difference between reformist reforms, which continue or expand the reach of policing, and abolitionist steps that work to chip away and reduce its overall impact. As we struggle to decrease the power of policing there are also positive and pro-active investments we can make in community health and well-being.
MASSACHUSETTS HIGHEST COURT UPHOLDS UNJUST SYSTEM OF CASH BAIL
Last week, the Massachusetts Bail Fund posted our lowest bail yet; $25. On Friday August 25, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) decided the case of Brangan v. Commonwealth. The justices order judges to consider a person’s ability to pay when determining bail and they order judges to explain, either in writing or orally, their reasons for setting a cash bail that is more than the person can afford.