An emboldened progressive majority on Washington State’s highest court struck down a law that criminalized drug possession and expanded restrictions on life without parole.
“We now have hope that our loved ones and family members will someday come home to us,” one advocate said of the new law.
In South Florida, the crowded Aug. 18 Democratic primary features one candidate who says he would not prosecute sex work and marijuana possession cases.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has taken a hardline approach toward people sentenced to life without parole as minors. Her challenger says no children should be sentenced to life.
Dismantling mass incarceration requires a new consensus that the hundreds of thousands spending decade after decade in prison should be free.
Court issued a series of major youth sentencing and death penatly rulings in 2016. But its politics could soon swing dramatically.