Law enforcement officers routinely stop people at their discretion. Black and Brown people experience discretionary stops at far higher rates than white people, despite being less likely to have contraband. Everyone deserves to live and thrive in communities free from racial profiling
April 26, 2021
Habitualmente, la policía detiene a personas según el criterio del agente. A pesar de ser menos probable de portar contrabando, las personas negras y latinas son detenidas según el criterio de un policía en porcentajes mucho más altos que las personas blancas. Todas las personas merecen vivir...
April 26, 2021
Our country’s over-reliance on privatized, mass systems of incarceration is rightfully under scrutiny. In the context of immigration detention, advocates have long asserted that it is inhumane to use prison-like facilities to lock up people who are pursuing lawful avenues to remain in the United Sta
April 21, 2021
This essay and accompanying artwork are together entitled A Moment of Reckoning. The essay decodes the visual voice of the art, in chapters that coincide with the featured protest signs. The ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties commissioned award-winning artist-activist Tony Washington..
August 4, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of millions of people around the world. It has been especially devastating for the most vulnerable in our society: people of color, people who are incarcerated and people who have no home where they can shelter in place.
May 21, 2020