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For years, advocates and organizations on the ground have been speaking out against the lies and violence done at the hands of local law enforcement. The Phoenix Police Department abusing their authority is nothing new, but why has the DOJ decided to get involved now?

The Trump administration made unprecedented use of Title 42 to justify expelling migrants without due process. We're suing to stop the practice.

After a long and tough 170 days, the 2021 Arizona legislative session wrapped up on June 30, 2021.

You read that right: even though taxpayers give DOC $1.1 billion dollars a year to operate, incarcerated people have been forced to buy their own hygiene products.

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating against people who assert their rights during plea bargaining.

Across the country, jails and prisons are packed with people who accepted a plea deal. There’s one huge problem with this: for decades, prosecutors have been stacking the deck to secure plea deals even when their case against a person is shoddy.

House Bill 2567 is a blatant attempt to prevent local communities from establishing systems of accountability and transparency in policing.

Arizona is yet again in the news, and for all the wrong reasons. Late last week, Arizona Senate Republicans started a so-called election audit. And right off the bat, there were serious problems.

A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.