Stories by Seth Freed Wessler

Seth Freed Wessler is a senior research associate at the Applied Research Center and an investigative reporter for Colorlines.com covering immigration, criminal justice, economic and workplace inequality and the safety net. subscribe to Seth Freed Wessler's feed

Did a Private Prison Corporation's Abuse of Inmates Spark a Deadly Riot in Mississippi?

Posted on: May 22, 2012, Source: Colorlines.com

What little information has emerged from inside Adams County Correctional Center suggests that mistreatment and abuse at the hands of guards may have reached a breaking point.

Muslim Students Reeling From Shocking News of NYPD’s Spying

Posted on: Feb 26, 2012, Source: ColorLines

The NYPD's nearly unchecked surveillance program monitored Internet exchanges and postings of Muslim students from at least 16 colleges in the Northeast.

Gingrich Won't Win the Presidency, But He May Always Be the GOP's #1 Racist

Posted on: Jan 19, 2012, Source: ColorLines

Today in Poor People Getting the Shaft: The White House's Flawed Attempt to Crack Down on Food Stamp "Fraud"

Posted on: Dec 8, 2011, Source: ColorLines

Obama: Kids Stuck in Foster Care Due to Deportation a “Real Problem”

Posted on: Nov 14, 2011, Source: Colorlines.com

In a briefing last week, President Obama directly acknowledged that his administration’s immigration enforcement practices break up families.

U.S. Deports 46K Parents With Citizen Kids in Just Six Months

Posted on: Nov 6, 2011, Source: ColorLines

We'e seen a striking increase in the rate of removals of parents, raising serious concerns about the impact of these deportations on children, many of whom are left behind.

15 States Looking at SB 1070 Copycat Bills -- Despite Unconstitutionality, Racial Profiling

Posted on: Mar 3, 2011, Source: ColorLines

Why Are the Feds Cultivating Their Own "Homegrown Terrorists"?

Posted on: Dec 12, 2010, Source: Colorlines.com

High profile domestic terrorism plots appear to have increased in recent months, but they’ve been largely concocted.

Texas Collegiates Stage Hunger Strike to Get DREAM Act Passed

Posted on: Nov 25, 2010, Source: ColorLines

How the Dems' Attempt at Immigration Reform Led to Major Expansion of Deportations

Posted on: Oct 8, 2010, Source: Colorlines.com

How a political strategy can lead to the exact opposite of its intentions.

Republicans Reveal Just How Heartless They Feel Toward the Unemployed

Posted on: Jul 21, 2010, Source: Colorlines.com

The Republicans are numb to why they're in the minority in Congress.

Supreme Court Protects Immigrant Due Process Rights

Posted on: Apr 4, 2010, Source: ColorLines RaceWire

The ruling in Padilla v. Kentucky requires defense attorneys to accurately advise their non-citizen clients of the potential immigration consequences of pleading guilty to a crime.