What you’ll read today Spotlight: Why the California bail overhaul might backfire Justice in America Episode 6: The faces of mass incarceration In Pennsylvania, defendants pay a fee just to plead guilty Two cops said they saw a man grope women. The women disagreed. The DA charged him anyway. Jury sentences white officer to 15 […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Open borders is the new prison abolitionism Why rooting out rogue prosecutors isn’t enough Here are the criminal justice issues that Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon should debate White ex-police officer found guilty of murder for killing Black teen Another white officer who killed a Black man is now training […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Economists say more guns and less regulation caused the crime spike of the ’90s Case of intellectually disabled teen falsely accused of sex offense reveals registry flaws Louisiana law enforcement officers are moonlighting for a controversial pipeline company Arizona lawsuit exposes ‘the darker side of diversion’ When Westlaw teams up […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: A new study reveals that police militarization does not keep anyone safe Cannabis activists or ‘dangerous criminals’? Upcoming trials test the limits of legalization in Alaska Doxxed by Berkeley police California lawmakers scale back legislation aimed at holding police accountable for killing civilians Texas prisons vote to slash cost of […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: On flipping, Trump is right for the wrong reasons California could soon end money bail, but at what cost? Prosecutor pursues murder charge for woman who defended herself from abuser San Francisco will forgive and waive court fees Florida judge says setting high bail to detain people is unconstitutional Economists […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: The importance of who sits on parole boards It is now even harder for trafficking survivors to get visas Notoriously brutal, racist plainclothes policing makes a return in Baltimore Justice in America Episode 5: Excluded from democracy Judge who jailed woman for eating in courtroom resigns Police officer who fatally […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: States use anti-protest laws to protect oil pipelines and criminalize environmental activism A troubled federal prison unit gets a new life in a different state Three more deaths in Mississippi prisons California sheriff’s office illegally recorded attorney-client conversation Candidate with felony record cleared to run for City Council in Austin, […]