Voters Didn’t Buy the ‘Crime Panic’ Narrative. Democrats Should Take Note. Americans around the country were unmoved by tough-on-crime rhetoric, and instead voted in a string of reform-minded candidates. The results show that it’s time for Democrats to rethink their approach on public safety. Jerry Iannelli, Nick Wing
Amid Fears of Crime and Mental Illness, States Move to Expand Forced Treatment Advocates of assisted outpatient treatment say it could reduce homelessness and mass shootings. Critics call it incarceration by another name. Caleb Brennan
It’s Time to Take a Clearer Look at Bail Reform In the raucous debate over bail reform, simple facts have fallen out of sight. Bryce Covert
After Years Locked up for Stealing Cold Medicine, Reginald Randolph Is Released But if he loses his appeal and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declines to grant him clemency, he will likely be sent back to prison. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
State Senators Ask Gov. Hochul to Commute Sentence of Man Who Spent Over 800 Days in Rikers Reginald Randolph is currently serving a two to four year sentence in state prison for stealing cold medicine Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg