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More Cities and States Should Divest From Private Prisons

July 30, 2018 8:59 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

The Trump administration’s decision to separate migrant children and their parents at the border and its anemic efforts to reunite…

3:42 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

The Trump administration seeks to strip funding and political representation from communities of color through underfunding the Census Bureau and…

3:06 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

As scandals continue to mar New York State economic development efforts, one unexamined aspect of the system is how Governor…

July 26, 2018 7:00 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other banks have come under fire for helping to finance private prisons used by the…

4:00 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

A federal district court judge on Thursday denied a request from the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its decision to…

3:47 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

Ocho personas fueron arrestadas ayer durante una protesta en Nueva York frente a la casa del presidente del JPMorgan Chase,…

July 25, 2018 7:08 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

Immigrant rights advocates gathered in the pouring rain early Wednesday morning outside Jamie Dimon’s Upper East Side home to protest…

July 24, 2018 7:04 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

There’s a new tactic in the battle against ICE’s detention network: Defund the private prison companies that operate these facilities.…

July 23, 2018 7:00 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

Desde que ‘La Migra’ arrestó a Pablo Villavicencio hace siete semanas, cuando entregaba una pizza en la base militar Fort…

July 16, 2018 4:29 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

ALBANY – The state Labor Department held seven hearings, received more than 40 hours of testimony and accepted hundreds of…