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NEW REPORT: Austin’s “Big Brother” surveillance infrastructure through the ARIC fusion center is harmful to vulnerable residents
Austin, Texas – As Austin debates its vision for public safety, a new report released today lays out the role Austin Regional Intelligence Center, also known as ARIC, plays in the surveillance and data sharing of Austinites. [node:read-more:link]
NEW: 95 civil rights groups and community leaders oppose new Travis Co. women’s jail, call for Justice Reinvestment Plan
Austin, TX — Today, nearly 30 community organizations and more than 65 community leaders sent a letter to Travis County Commissioners Court members urging them to vote against the building of a new women’s jail and commit to a community-led process to create a Justice Reinvestment Plan to replace the outdated “Master Plan.” [node:read-more:link]
Civil rights groups call for Austin to ban law enforcement’s use of facial recognition software
Austin— Grassroots Leadership and Just Futures Law today called on the Austin City Council to take proactive steps to ban law enforcement’s use of facial recognition software following a series of exposés on the company Clearview AI. [node:read-more:link]
New report coming out on Thursday on T. Don Hutto
March 23, 2021 by mreza
We have a new report coming out on Thursday titled "Cruelty and Corruption: Contracting to Lock Up Immigrant Women for Profit at the Hutto Detention Center". [node:read-more:link]
