New Orleans native and storm survivor Cierra Chenier reflects on how state abandonment and exploitation after Hurricane Katrina provided a new blueprint for neoliberal crisis mismanagement—evident in the insufficient response to the Maui wildfires. scalawagmagazine.org/2023/09/maui-w…

If a court ends federal consent decrees preventing New Orleans police from working with ICE, a local organizer says, “it means no guardrails will exist against police-ICE collaboration, or jail-ICE collaboration.” boltsmag.org/new-orleans-li…

🗣Calling all PUBLIC DEFENDERS! Law enforcement misconduct records are crucial to building and winning cases. This September, learn how to track them using tools you already have with Julie Ciccolini of Techtivist. 📝Sign up at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/PDstrategy1

Trump is spending over $1 MILLION per day to have the National Guard harass homeless people. In contrast, providing housing to every homeless person in DC would cost ~ $255k. The solution to homelessness is housing and supports, not handcuffs and jails. buff.ly/pMYtwCE

Today is National Dog Day. In North Carolina, a police officer who resigned after a video went viral of him abusing a K-9 has been rehired by a nearby sheriff's department. “This officer’s background of not only mistreating a K-9, but also resigning to avoid the consequences of

"We have allowed for a New Orleans where 43% of all Black children live in poverty & 60% of children have PTSD, paired with racial disparities in education, health, housing, economic prosperity, & displacement that characterize the city post-Katrina." Must-read by Cierra Chenier:

#TheLensNola🔍 Even as New Orleans marks the 20-year anniversary of one of the federal government’s greatest failures, close observers warn that recent FEMA changes could set the stage for history to repeat itself. ✍️ Delaney Nolan Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/csGLKGI

Trump says Chicago is next in line for his fascist takeover, however: "The city believes firmly that being unhoused is not a crime, so we will not be assisting with any sort of arrest or enforcement toward the unhoused community..." said CHO Sendy Soto. wbez.org/housing/2025/0…

“Private prison needs more bodies to grow. Corporations have no place in any system that claims to be about justice,” @biancatylek on mass detention being treated as business. counterpunch.org/2025/09/02/tru…

Sheriffs nationwide have enormous control over jail voting access, with many restricting mail and voter guides, making it nearly impossible for incarcerated people to vote. A new law in Colorado removed that discretion—and turnout has soared. boltsmag.org/jail-voting-so…

Join us in Kansas City or virtually to learn how to effectively litigate jail and prison cases from the investigation through trial. Register now at bit.ly/October-CLE We'll cover prison litigation, suing private medical contractors, preparing & litigating a jail death

Via Kelly Davis: SanDiegoCounty may become first in the U.S. to give civilian board oversight of jail healthcare providers. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/07/san…

for the Cop City RICO charges (and other political prosecutions) the loudest day is indictment day & the quietest day is when the case falls apart. everything in between - all the legal fees, the travel bans and travel costs, the years of hearings, the anxiety - is the punishment

During this morning's city council hearing on Public Safety, Tiffany Cabán asks about Jessica S. Tisch's deplorable failure to #FireJonathanRivera for #AllanFeliz: "why would Jessica S. Tisch's judgment be substituted for the Deputy Commissioner of Trials, who is the fact finder of that process?"

In June, Institute for Justice won our FBI wrong-house-raid case, Martin v. U.S., in the Supreme Court. Anya and I wrote a comprehensive article about the case and decision for the Cato Institute Supreme Court Review. Read it now for all your FTCA and federal accountability needs. (Link below.)

This Wednesday LISJAN coalition meetings are back! After pausing for the summer, we’re ready to come together again to push forward carceral and social justice reform. Join us virtually and be part of the work for change! Register using the link in the flyer.

New York City's Rikers Island jail complex is a well-documented humanitarian disaster. Twelve people have died while in the city’s custody this year, already more than double last year’s total. It’s time for Rikers to close, for good. cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/…

Today, we're in Kansas City and online learning from experts on how to litigate on behalf of clients in jails, prisons, and detentions. "All civil rights cases are hard, and they are only getting harder," opened NPAP Executive Director Lauren Bonds. 🚨We have more and more

The Alabama Solution featuring NPAP member Hank Sherrod going through all the logistical challenges we go through defending incarcerated clients. In the film, Hank ends up winning a case for his client. Something we want to highlight today is that there are wins, there are

🍎New York! Our friends at End Qualified Immunity in NY are hosting a Virtual Assembly 1 week from today to share what’s next in the fight to end qualified immunity across the state. Register now to make your voice heard.