Democratic debate

Advocates say the narrowing field of Democratic candidates did not seize an opportunity to lay out clear visions on criminal justice reform to contrast the former New York City mayor’s record on policing.

Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people face restrictions, even repression, as they engage in activism to end mass incarceration.

Candidates offered reforms for people accused of low-level, nonviolent offenses, but more than half of U.S. prisoners have committed a violent crime.

Police and prosecutors framed a father of four in a 2007 murder case with local and national political implications.