As Political Ads Fearmonger on Crime, Victims Want Alternatives Instead of co-opting victims’ voices, political candidates and elected officials should center them. Lenore Anderson, Aswad Thomas
The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness Of True Crime White voices and victims dominate the genre, which can skew the perception of what constitutes a crime. Elon Green
Justice in America Episode 27: Junk Forensic Science Josie Duffy Rice and guest co-host Zak Cheney Rice talk with Radley Balko, opinion journalist at the Washington Post and author of The Cadaver and the Country Dentist, about faulty forensic science.
What Kim Ogg Gets Wrong About Work, Poverty, and Crime The attitude behind the Harris County district attorney’s message to ‘put down your gun and pick up an employment application’ is outdated. Jessica Pishko
Pennsylvania’s Crime Victim Definition Leaves Out Communities Most Affected By Crime The state’s narrow interpretation gives too much weight to voices that support a punitive criminal legal system, advocates say. Joshua Vaughn
The 1994 Crime Law Hogs The Legal Reform Spotlight. But A Lesser-Known Law Deserves More Attention. As the presidential election approaches, reformers should focus on the Prison Litigation Reform Act, which restricts the ability of incarcerated people to protest their conditions of confinement. John Pfaff
Justice in America Episode 15: Crime, Justice, and the Media Josie and Clint discuss the power and pitfalls of crime reporting with Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post. Josie Duffy Rice, Clint Smith
This Deep Red State Just Ended Cash Bail Alaska’s new comprehensive criminal justice reform law will reduce the prison population by 13% and save taxpayers $380 million. Bryce Covert
