carceral state

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Intrusive new digital tools in the criminal legal system transfer ‘one concern for another’

In an ad released last spring by top electronic monitoring manufacturer BI Incorporated, viewers are introduced to the VeriWatch, one of the latest in the company’s suite of digital surveillance tools. The short video follows a day in the life of a VeriWatch user: how he starts his morning

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14 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

Death Camp USA: From Zyklon B to nitrogen hypoxia

How we choose to fight capital punishment now will shape the future of our struggle against the carceral system

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5 Min
By: William C. Anderson

On this National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we must resist surveillance technology like MHS

Surveillance technology is not neutral in a racist society; we must resist and dismantle these technologies that profile, criminalize, and punish us

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4 Min
By: Elena Ferguson

In New York City, surveillance technology expands the carceral state

The city has long been a testing ground for surveillance tools as a mechanism for social control

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6 Min
By: Matene Toure

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