Maya Schenwar is Truthout’s editor-in-chief and the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better. Her work has appeared in Truthout, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Salon, Mother Jones, Ms. Magazine and elsewhere.

Joe Macaré is Truthout's publisher. He has written multiple articles published at Truthout and elsewhere.

Alana Yu-lan Price is Truthout's content relations editor. She has written multiple articles in Tikkun Magazine, the Chicago Defender and Madison Times.

Alicia Garza is special projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance and a cofounder of Black Lives Matter.

Introduction by [the editors / Truthout people] (less than 1,000 words)

Foreword by Alicia Garza [new - TBC] (circa 2,000 words)

How police don't keep us safe:

1. Killing the Future: The Theft of Black Life (4,126 words)
by Nicholas Powers, April 29, 2015
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2. Ring of Snitches: How Detroit Police Slapped False Murder Convictions on Young Black Men (3,302 words)
by Aaron Miguel Cantú, March 31, 2015
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3. "Not Counting Mexicans or Indians": The Many Tentacles of State Violence Against Black-Brown-Indigenous Communities (3,556 words)
by Roberto Rodriguez, February 4, 2015
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4. On law enforcement and mental illness (2,000-3500 words)
by Thandi Chimurenga [new]

5. Your Pregnancy May Subject You to Even More Law Enforcement Violence (4,250 words)
by Victoria Law, April 23, 2015
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6. On the impact of racist police violence on parenting (2,000-3,500 words)
by Eisa Nefertari Ulen [new]

II. Context and history:

7. Beyond Homan Square: US History Is Steeped in Torture (3,270 words)
by Adam Hudson, March 26, 2015
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8. Killing Africa (3,457 words)
by William C. Anderson, April 17, 2015
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III. Failed accountability:

9. Evaluating Police Psychology: Who Passes the Test? (4,842 words)
by Candice Bernd, February 20, 2015
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10. How the "Gold Standard" of Police Accountability Fails Civilians by Design (5,893 words plus)
by Sarah Macaraeg, April 19, 2015
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(with additional content drawn from other stories in Sarah's series)