Missouri Attorney General’s Lack Of Courage In Lamar Johnson Case Is A Miscarriage of Justice Eric Schmitt should follow the lead of a Pennsylvania prosecutor who acknowledged that a man deserved a new trial, even when it meant reversing a murder conviction. Ben Miller Feb 25, 2020
Black Women Prosecutors Rally Behind St. Louis Circuit Attorney Over Racist Backlash Top prosecutors in Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City are supporting Kim Gardner over the “entrenched interests” that they say seek to undermine reforms and police accountability. Aaron Morrison Jan 17, 2020
Prosecutors Can Right Past Wrongs—If Only The System Lets Them More prosecutors are trying to root out wrongful convictions and restore trust in the legal system. They’re meeting opposition on all sides. Nina Morrison, Somil Trivedi Dec 10, 2019
Courts Are Intervening to Dismantle Unjust Cash Bail Systems Across the U.S. A series of victories for advocates reflects a shift in the ‘popular narrative’ around bail. Kira Lerner Sep 26, 2019
St. Louis County Jailed a Pregnant Woman For 39 Days Because She Refused a Paternity Test Adrianna Thurman said she was informed by jail staff after her release that she had ‘slipped through the cracks.’ Katie Rose Quandt Apr 19, 2019
‘I am a Human and I Just Ask to Be Treated as One’ A lawsuit challenging cash bail in St. Louis could help close a notorious jail. Kira Lerner Feb 19, 2019
‘You Never Want to go to the Workhouse’ Activists launch a new campaign to close an infamous St. Louis jail. Sylvia A. Harvey Jun 18, 2018
The arrest and charging of Karla Frye marks a pivotal moment for protest in St. Louis County Her case says a lot about prosecutorial discretion. Carimah Townes Sep 28, 2017
Like during the Civil Rights Movement, peaceful NFL protesters have exposed the mean-spirited bigotry of America Shaun King
