One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.

In 2025, Oregon reduced hundreds of sentences. Then they added time back. The process has caused confusion and false hope for many.

Using surveillance technology, platforms have found new ways to continue targeting marginalized groups.

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The metal mirrors that Alabama prisons use distort our faces. When a glass one suddenly appeared, I truly saw myself for the first time in 26 years.