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Prism

An independent, nonprofit newsroom led by and for people of color. Accurate, fearless reporting—because justice requires the full story.

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PRIVACY ENGINEERING AND DATA PROTECTION

New Jersey prison guards’ union endorses bid to roll back solitary confinement limits

Prism obtained a draft of a Democrat-sponsored bill that would allow officers to place vulnerable incarcerated people in isolation, among other reversals of a landmark 2019 law New Jersey prison guards’ union endorses bid to roll back solitary confinement limits is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.
CONNECTICUTSTEPHANIE HARRISCAROLYN COPELAND
The Jersey Vindicator
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ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY

Disabled people in New York prisons aren’t receiving accommodations they’re entitled to

The New York prison system routinely fails to meet its federal obligation to provide disability accommodations that its own staff approves, a Prism investigation found Disabled people in New York prisons aren’t receiving accommodations they’re entitled to is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.
NEW YORK
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MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

Kentucky prisons cut communication access while maintaining telecom ties

Citing ‘security issues,’ the Kentucky Department of Corrections has eliminated the ability to use tablets for video and phone calls, further isolating incarcerated people from their loved ones Kentucky prisons cut communication access while maintaining telecom ties is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.
MINNESOTAKENTUCKYSECURUS TECHNOLOGIESCAROLYN COPELAND
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Ulta Beauty urged to remove Flock Safety cameras from stores

A petition calling on the cosmetics retailer to end its contracts with surveillance companies has surpassed 15,000 signatures Ulta Beauty urged to remove Flock Safety cameras from stores is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.
ARKANSASWISCONSINCAROLYN COPELANDRASHMEE KUMAR
Truthout
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HOMELAND SECURITY AND SAFETY

Post-9/11 surveillance has made the U.S. less free. Reversing it won’t be easy, advocates say

Twenty-five years after the U.S. launched the war on terror, the “terrorist” profile is widening Post-9/11 surveillance has made the U.S. less free. Reversing it won’t be easy, advocates say is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.
CANADASAHAR FATIMAPATRICK EDDINGTON
Tech Policy PressReason.com