Far-right candidates are fueling backlash to Black Lives Matter and running for the Wake County school board to fight racial equity policies.
The race for chief justice, between a former public defender and a former prosecutor, will shape the court’s willingness to advance racial justice.
These are the key local elections where criminal justice reform is on the line next month, around the country.
The latest on the politics of prosecutors, this month from Maine, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
While Durham pursues an initiative to reinstate licenses, a Duke University decision sets back the mobility of local residents.
The New York legislature overhauled discovery and bail, adopting a budget deal that contains reforms that state organizers have long worked toward.
Buncombe County’s Quentin Miller is the state’s fifth new sheriff to say he will stop honoring ICE detainers since the 2018 elections.
Bobby Kimbrough announces that he will no longer honor ICE detainer requests nor allow ICE to detain people in the county jail.
Louisiana phases out nonunanimous juries, Floridians regains the right to vote, Houston moves toward changing its bail system, and more.
Two large North Carolina counties quit ICE’s 287(g) program this month.
In November, six states are holding referenda on whether to adopt “Marsy’s Law.”
Wake County sheriff race struggles for media visibility, with 287(g) at stake