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I Spoke to an ICE Detainee in Solitary on America's 250th Birthday. Here’s how you can help him
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I Spoke to an ICE Detainee in Solitary on America's 250th Birthday. Here’s how you can help him

Gabriela Soto is 6 months pregnant with two young children, all U.S. citizens. Her husband Martin has been detained by ICE since he took part in a hunger and labor strike, and he has been held in solitary since being transferred to Elizabeth Detention Center over Memorial Day weekend. On the eve of America's 250th anniversary, I sat down with Gabriela and spoke with Martin from inside detention about the conditions, the retaliation, and why he still refuses to sign a voluntary departure.
This is their story, in their own words.

✍️ SIGN THE PETITION TO FREE MARTIN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/free-martin-soto

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u/True_Actuator_7465 — 20 hours ago
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Micheal Slager No Early Release

On April 4, 2015, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager during a traffic stop. Slager falsely claimed self-defense, but video recorded by Feidin Santana showed Walter Scott unarmed and running away when he was shot in the back. The video also captured Slager attempting to cover up the shooting by placing his taser near Walter Scott’s body.

After years of legal proceedings, Slager ultimately pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Now, the Scott family has been notified that Slager has been approved for early release to a halfway house beginning October 27, 2027. Based on the information currently available, this appears to be tied to a loophole in the First Step Act. Although his actions amounted to a violent killing, his federal conviction was for a civil rights offense rather than murder, making him apparently eligible for release credits that should never apply in a case like this.

The Scott family is calling for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rescind Michael Slager’s early release and require that he serve the remainder of his sentence.

Please take a moment to stand with the Scott family and sign the petition to block Michael Slager’s early release.

https://c.org/9QFrzCXM4z

u/Practical-Artist-409 — 5 days ago
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Vallejo has released its long-secret police badge-bending report. Read it here.

Former Vallejo Police Lt. Kent Tribble arrives in Solano Superior Court to testify about his role in Vallejo’s “Badge of Honor” ritual on March 22, 2022 in Vallejo, Calif. He is accompanied by Assistant City Attorney Katelyn Knight. (Geoffrey King / Open Vallejo)

The city of Vallejo has been forced to release its investigation into a macabre police ritual, first exposed by Open Vallejo six years ago, in which officers bent the tips of their star-shaped badges to mark each civilian they killed. Officers called the tradition, “The Badge of Honor.”

Open Vallejo’s reporting sparked immediate impact. Vallejo police shot someone on average every four months between 2000 and 2020, often fatally, data shows. The most recent killing came less than two months before this newsroom exposed the badge-bending ritual in July 2020; the department has not killed anyone since. When California passed a landmark 2021 law banning law enforcement gangs, the bill’s bicameral analyses cited the badge-bending revelations.

The California Department of Justice opened a review of Vallejo police in 2020, citing the “number and nature” of shootings by officers. A voluntary reform effort stalled, and in 2023 Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the city, alleging a pattern of excessive force. Vallejo agreed to court-enforced reforms.

Vallejo announced its own investigation days after Open Vallejo’s article was published. The city hired former Sonoma County Sheriff Robert Giordano, then refused to release his report. The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and Open Vallejo each sued under California transparency laws. In 2025, a state appeals court ordered the report disclosed in the ACLU’s case, which Open Vallejo supported with two friend-of-the-court briefs, and the California Supreme Court declined to intervene.

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u/OpenVallejo — 12 days ago