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Illinois is set to legalize marijuana, while Colorado and Oklahoma tackled possession of other drugs.

“Ninety percent of my campaign was actually an education about what a DA is, what a DA does,” said one candidate.

In November, six states are holding referenda on whether to adopt “Marsy’s Law.”

 In Tulsa’s DA race, challenger wants to shift criminal justice conversation Daniel Nichanian Jenny Proehl-Day, the Democratic nominee for Tulsa County district attorney, begins answering an ACLU questionnaire by noting that she is a former prosecutor: “I contributed to the issue of mass incarceration and now I am trying to be a part of the solution,” she […]

But prospect of a vote on recreational marijuana unexpectedly fades. This article is part of the Political Report’s coverage of criminal justice in the 2018 elections. In a June 26 referendum, Oklahomans approved Question 788, which legalizes the medical use of marijuana, 57 percent to 43 percent. This expansive measure enables doctors to license the use […]

An analysis of California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Utah in the 2018 midterms

Steve Kunzweiler faces primary challenge, with the prosecution of a police officer in background