A rare guilty verdict in a police shooting case cannot substitute for systemic reform Vaidya GullapalliMay 03, 2019
From ‘civil death’ to ‘civic bonds’: There is no (good) reason prisoners can’t vote Sarah LustbaderApr 30, 2019
Women in jails and prisons are forced to use cotton balls and rags as substitutes for tampons and pads Vaidya GullapalliApr 29, 2019
What “the largest gang takedown in New York City history” tells us about gang indictments Apr 26, 2019
Joe Biden’s role in mass incarceration was no ‘mistake’: It was politics. Sarah LustbaderApr 25, 2019
Good news: NYC prosecutors are keeping track of unreliable cops. Bad news: The list is secret. Sarah LustbaderApr 23, 2019
Eradicating bias from jury selection is only half the battle: What if the jury pool is skewed? Sarah LustbaderApr 18, 2019
‘BLUEPRINT FOR A SAFER AND MORE JUST AMERICA,’ Principle 4: Treat Addiction Like the Medical Issue That It Is Apr 12, 2019
‘Blueprint For a Safer and More Just America,’ Principle 2: Allow People To Grow and Change Apr 10, 2019
Julián Castro’s immigration proposal challenges the distinction between ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ immigrants, a little Apr 04, 2019
Michael Brown’s mother lost her bid for City Council, but is one of many bringing personal experience with the criminal system to politics Apr 03, 2019
If you think the war on drugs is over, just look to the most recent drug task force corruption scandal Sarah LustbaderApr 02, 2019
‘I can’t help but wonder if the public knows just how bad these men are treated’: Over 2,000 photos show the blood and violence of an Alabama prison Apr 01, 2019
Witness memories have always been fallible. New York is starting to remind jurors of this. Mar 28, 2019
The FBI used a made-up category to justify surveillance of Black activists. What else is it doing? Mar 27, 2019
How can presidential candidates show they are serious about dismantling mass incarceration? Pledge to appoint public defenders to the bench. Mar 22, 2019
What do Florida’s proposed ‘poll tax’ and Louisiana’s nonunanimous convictions have in common? They silence Black voices. Mar 21, 2019
When we look at recidivism rates to evaluate reforms, we are looking for—and funding—the wrong things Mar 18, 2019
