"The true scope of Seguritech's operations, however, has never been fully examined."

"[A]warded at least 63 government surveillance contracts in Mexico since 2012, totaling more than 21.8 billion pesos ($1.27 billion)."
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Author: José Olivares
Publications: Type Investigations & Rest of World
April 8, 2026
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#Mexico #Texas #USA #Drugs #Policing #Incarceration #Surveillance #Border
https://typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2026/04/08/a-mexican-surveillance-giant-youve-never-heard-of-is-now-watching-the-us-border/

A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the US border - Type Investigations

Type Investigations

"A second detainee has died in less than two months at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana where a recent inspection report found insanitary conditions, problems with medical care and the use of excessive force."

https://apnews.com/article/ice-detainee-death-winn-a1ab66753aa4a1effdff0b7abef2240f

#PublicHealth #healthcare #immigration #dentention #incarceration #ICE #DHS #louisiana

ICE facility in Louisiana reports its second death in 2 months

A second detainee has died in two months at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana where a recent investigation found insanitary conditions and problems with medical care. ICE says Mamuka Artmeladze was found unresponsive June 4 at Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana. Staff began lifesaving measures, he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, and a doctor pronounced him dead less than an hour later. ICE said the cause of death is pending an autopsy. The 43-year-old native of the country of Georgia had been detained at the facility for nearly four months. On April 11, 49-year-old detainee Alejandro Cabrera Clemente was found unresponsive at Winn and died at a hospital. A coroner ruled he died of natural causes due to cardiovascular disease.

AP News

"[P]olitical education is imperative as a partner to political action."

"We cannot make the mistake of taking one without the other."

"Abolition School [..] tackles this informative work by training next generation leftist organizers."
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Title: Philadelphia's Abolition School taps the 'radical potential' of political education
Author: Adryan Corcione
Publication: Prism
April 8, 2026
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#Pennsylvania #USA #Incarceration #Slavery #Education
https://prismreports.org/2026/04/08/philadelphia-abolition-school-political-education/

Philadelphia’s Abolition School taps the ‘radical potential’ of political education

Known as the W.E.B. Movement School for Abolition and Reconstruction, the organization grounds local organizers in historical knowledge, theory, and rigorous analysis

Prism

"The Canadian government has criticized the racist death-by-hanging bill."

"These words ring hollow."

"In the very same week, Canada forcibly dissolved an important support network for Palestinian political prisoners."
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Title: As Israel eyes executions, Canada targets Palestine solidarity
Author: Owen Schalk
Publication: Canadian Dimension
April 8, 2026
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#Canada #Israel #Palestine #Apartheid #Incarceration #DeathPenalty #Torture
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/as-israel-eyes-executions-canada-targets-palestine-solidarity

As Israel eyes executions, Canada targets Palestine solidarity

In late March, the federal government moved to dissolve Samidoun, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an international group of organizers and activists long targeted for criminalization by the Israel lobby in Canada. The move follows changes introduced in the 2025 federal budget granting Ottawa authority to disband organizations designated as “terrorist entities.”

It's a common refrain that a lack of access to education is a major contributing factor to incarceration in the United States. What's not as commonly discussed is the direct impact that library funding has on decreasing crime rates in the community. https://action.everylibrary.org/report_the_connection_between_crime_and_illiteracy_is_clear
#Library #Libraries #Services #Resources #LackOfAccessToEducation #Incarceration #DecreasingCrimeRates #Illiteracy #SayNoToCrimeTime #LibraryGoodCrimeBad

"For over a week, Malik Muhammed effectively vanished inside the prison system."

"No answers. No confirmation. Just a string of contradictions."

"Remove them. Isolate them. Disrupt their support. Increase pressure."
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Title: From "Confidential Location" to South Carolina: The Escalating Isolation of Malik Muhammed
Author: Alissa Azar
Publication: We Will Free Us
April 7, 2026
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#Oregon #SouthCarolina #USA #Incarceration
https://www.wewillfreeus.org/from-confidential-location-to-south-carolina-the-escalating-isolation-of-malik-muhammad/

The Escalating Isolation of Malik Muhammad

From “Confidential Location” to South Carolina: The Escalating Isolation of Malik Muhammad

We Will Free Us
"After 35 years of defending Palestinian children's rights, we are not able to overcome operational challenges resulting from Israel's targeted criminalization of Palestinian human rights organizations."
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Title: Top Palestinian Children's Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel
Author: Sharon Zhang
Publication: Truthout
April 7, 2026
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#Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Israel #Incarceration #Genocide #Torture
https://truthout.org/articles/top-palestinian-childrens-rights-group-shutters-after-being-targeted-by-israel/
Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel

Defense for Children International-Palestine was critical in exposing Israel’s mass atrocities against children.

Truthout