The Wren Collective
Reimagining the Way Our Country Approaches the Criminal Legal System
The Wren Collective works to transform America’s approach to public safety, expose the weaponization of the legal system, and ensure every person has the chance to participate in civic society. For too long, those with power have exploited the criminal legal system to take away the rights of marginalized communities, people of color, immigrants, and increasingly, their political opponents.
Wren pushes for a world where everyone—not just those with money and power—can live healthy, safe, and dignified lives.
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Our Future Is On The Ballot
One thing is certain about the redistricting battle now unfolding in Texas: the Texas GOP’s midterm effort to further eke out unfair advantage from the state’s already unfair congressional map…
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Using Criminal Prosecution to Manipulate the 2026 Election
Trump Attacks Elections by Targeting Election Officials In 2020, state and local election workers faced an unprecedented wave of hostility, threats, and violence because of Trump’s big lie about the presidential…
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The End of Accountability
“People die in ICE custody. People die in county jails. People die in state prisons.” That is how Border Czar Tom Homan responded to the death of Isidro Pérez in…
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Control, Punish, Surveil: The Multi-Front Attack on Reproductive Rights
The headlines keep circling back to Trump—but we’re missing the bigger picture. This week, we’re zooming in on recent attacks on reproductive care at every level. As we’ve emphasized throughout…
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Trump’s Longing for the Days of Jim Crow
The federal government no longer prohibits contractors from having segregated facilities. If you believe this statement is a typo from a bygone, shameful era, you are wrong. President Trump made…
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Democracy Under Attack
Wren’s twice-monthly newsletter highlighting the ways the state and federal governments are undermining democracy and making us less safe.
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Court Decisions on Democracy
Note to Readers: Exciting news! This year the Wren Collective has moved our newsletters to Substack, creating an opportunity for you to more easily find and engage with them. This…
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I wish we had been wrong: A Wren Collective 2025 Year in Review
“One thing is clear: in the years to come, we will see a lot of horrible things happen. We will see our undocumented friends deported, political prosecutions increase, and surveillance…
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Shadow Immigration Forces Threaten Police Reforms
As immigration raids sweep across the country, many of us are watching ICE and CBP agents act like a shadow police force. Agents appear free to harass anyone who happens…
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