The Public Safety Myth Law enforcement’s old guard claims that policing low-level crime protects communities. That’s not just wrong; it’s dangerous. Rachael Rollins
Media Frame: Stop Quoting Bill Bratton For far too long, the press has leaned on wrong-headed tough-on-crime officials like the former NYPD commissioner when reporting on the criminal legal system. Jonathan Ben-Menachem
Incarceration Is Always a Policy Failure Instead of building ‘humane jails’ to replace Rikers Island, let’s push the NYPD to cut down on arrests. Jonathan Ben-Menachem
Battle Over Fare Evasion Decriminalization Boils Over in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed decriminalization legislation that advocates say would curb the discriminatory policing tactics associated with fare evasion enforcement. Today, the D.C. City Council will decide if it will override her veto. Ella Fassler
NYPD Commander’s Text Messages Show How the Quota System Persists Officers say the language used now is more subtle but still encourages numbers-driven policing. George Joseph
How the Push to Close Rikers Went From No Jails To New Jails Activists say a once-radical campaign has been co-opted. Raven Rakia, Ashoka Jegroo
Dispatch: The Torrid Love Affair Between Liberals and Bill “Broken Windows” Bratton Dispatches is our series from organizers, attorneys, officials, and others working at the frontlines of local criminal justice reform. Josmar Trujillo
