What you’ll read today Spotlight: A rare guilty verdict in a police shooting case cannot substitute for systemic reform Police in California are killing sleeping people The Appeal Podcast: The NYPD SVU’s low clearance rate for sexual assault A ‘poll tax’ to undermine Amendment 4 California appeals court rejects DAs’ challenge to law that keeps 14- […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: LAPD retreats from ‘predictive policing,’ for now ‘They sent him to his cell to die’ ‘I can’t afford it and I never will be able to’ New York has become the first major U.S. city to provide free phone calls from jails No reduction in court appearances after Philadelphia DA […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Revitalizing clemency, at the federal and state level Border Patrol in New Mexico stood by as right-wing militia terrorized migrants Trans woman jailed and harassed because she didn’t pay a $15 seatbelt fine, lawsuit says Their son died in solitary. They are asking New York to end the practice. Baltimore […]
Special Edition From ‘civil death’ to ‘civic bonds’: There is no (good) reason prisoners can’t vote There are various arguments for why people in prison should not be allowed to vote; none of them is persuasive. Recently, when CNN hosted town halls with contenders for the Democratic nomination for president and some were asked whether […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Women in jails and prisons are forced to use cotton balls and rags as substitutes for tampons and pads New Orleans’s youth jail faces overcrowding crisis as DA targets kids Illinois law brings back parole, expands boundary of youth justice Oklahoma police opened fire on a truck that had children […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: What “the largest gang takedown in New York City history” tells us about gang indictments Alabama prisoners say they’ve been punished for trying to reduce violence Deputies ‘tortured, then killed’ man at Georgia jail on ‘Taser Tuesday,’ attorneys say The Appeal Podcast: Policing public health Federal prosecutors accuse judge of […]
Special Edition: The Contenders Editor’s Note: The Daily Appeal is occasionally examining the 2020 presidential contenders’ records, platforms, and rhetoric on issues relating to criminal justice. You can find past installments here. Joe Biden’s role in mass incarceration was no ‘mistake’: It was politics. Of all the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination who have helped to make […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Problems with campus police, on and off campus Houston cop who led botched drug raid overwhelmingly arrested Black people ‘It was almost worse than the incident itself’ A primer on New York’s DA elections Washington on track to end prison gerrymandering Judge vacates death sentence of intellectually disabled man on […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Good news: NYC prosecutors are keeping track of unreliable cops. Bad news: The list is secret. How jails are replacing visits with video A baby’s death, a flawed autopsy, and a mother locked up for life Oklahoma’s “juvenile lifers” sit and wait Oregon sets record for prosecuting people with mental […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Solitary could not break Albert Woodfox, but it breaks too many Jailed men get help while women languish, Georgia lawsuit claims St. Louis County jailed a pregnant woman for 39 days because she refused a paternity test Thirteen questions for Queens DA candidates Police shot him more than 40 times. […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Can parole decisions be freed from law enforcement’s outsize influence? The Appeal presents: Raided The Appeal Podcast: The Baltimore Police Department’s troubled homicide unit Landmark Illinois Supreme Court decision says sentence over 40 years for youth constitutes ‘life’ ICE Out of Courts victory in New York City of Columbus blames teen’s […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Eradicating bias from jury selection is only half the battle: What if the jury pool is skewed? Good Samaritans punished for offering lifesaving help to migrants California cities have shredded decades of police misconduct records No evidence that hardening schools prevents gun violence Michigan prosecutor accused of using money confiscated from […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: The Trump administration ignores ‘the world’s answer’ to W.E.B. Du Bois’s appeal ‘They’re trying to kill us in here’ Brooklyn DA to consent to parole release in most cases Oregon Senate passes comprehensive youth justice reform bill Immigration and jail detention on the line in New Jersey elections In the Spotlight […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Why do we hide sentences from jurors? New Orleans wants to make its notorious jail bigger Supreme Court refuses to hear case of man who says he was sentenced to death because he is gay What are the prospects for ending cooperation with ICE in New York? Appeals might be […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Why three ‘mega-prisons’ aren’t the solution to violence in Alabama’s prisons Texas is poised to make it easier to jail people for voting errors The push to end ‘punishment fever’ against people with HIV Google stores vast amounts of cell phone location data and police are using it In Georgia’s […]
Special Edition This week, the Daily Appeal has delved into the Justice Collaborative’s “Blueprint for a Safer and More Just America.” We have focused each day on one of the core principles and highlighted examples of promising practices from across the country that help further its goals. Principle 4: Treat Addiction Like the Medical Issue That It Is By […]
Special Edition This week, the Daily Appeal is delving into the Justice Collaborative’s “Blueprint for a Safer and More Just America.” We will focus each day on one of the core principles and highlight examples of promising practices from across the country that help further its goals. Principle 5: End Cycles of Violence Stopping violence is about […]
Special Edition This week, the Daily Appeal is delving into the Justice Collaborative’s “Blueprint for a Safer and More Just America.” We will focus each day on one of the core principles and highlight examples of promising practices from across the country that help further its goals. ‘Blueprint For a Safer and More Just America,’ Principle 2: […]
Special Edition This week, the Daily Appeal will be delving into the Justice Collaborative’s “Blueprint for a Safer and More Justice America.” We will focus each day on one of the core principles and highlight examples of promising practices from across the country that help further its goals. ‘Blueprint for a Safer and More Just America,’ […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: ‘Driving while Black’ in Louisville, Kentucky ‘I had nothing’: How parole perpetuates a cycle of incarceration and instability Bernie Sanders supports an end to felony disenfranchisement More photos of the horrifying conditions at St. Clair prison Efforts to counter driver’s license revocations make progress In the Spotlight ‘Driving while Black’ […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Freeing people and resources by shrinking community supervision Houston homicide under new scrutiny after misconduct allegations about DEA agent emerge I worked as a bail bond agent. Here’s what I learned. The Appeal podcast: The risks of risk assessment Arkansas will soon have a law to keep the sources of […]
Special Edition: The Contenders Editor’s Note: The Daily Appeal is occasionally examining the 2020 presidential contenders’ records, platforms, and rhetoric on issues relating to criminal justice. You can find past installments here. Julián Castro’s immigration proposal challenges the distinction between ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ immigrants, a little “On questions of immigration policy, Democrats know what they’re against,” writes Eric […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Michael Brown’s mother lost her bid for City Council, but is one of many bringing personal experience with the criminal system to politics Did Baltimore cops ‘conspire’ to suppress evidence, leading to a wrongful murder conviction? Julián Castro wants to decriminalize migration When ‘violent offense’ includes marijuana possession, what does […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: If you think the war on drugs is over, just look to the most recent drug task force corruption scandal New York lawmakers want to ban sex offenders from the subway. That won’t solve anything. Drug companies fear their products could be used in executions if Arkansas secrecy bill passes […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: ‘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 Wrongly accused of rape, Randall Mills has been proven innocent. But that doesn’t mean he’s exonerated New York passes reforms on bail, […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Providing opioid use disorder treatment in jails and prisons saves lives Women describe how a Columbus vice cop pressured them to trade sex for rent This time, SCOTUS stays the execution of man denied access to a spiritual adviser of his faith Released after 43 years in prison thanks to Florida’s […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Witness memories have always been fallible. New York is starting to remind jurors of this. Black Mississippians say sheriff’s office deputies ‘terrorize the community like a gang would’ North Carolina bill would punish stealing pills from pharmacies as harshly as manslaughter A Texas man who did not kill anyone is […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: The FBI used a made-up category to justify surveillance of Black activists. What else is it doing? Florida woman faced 10 years for ‘meth’ that was ‘just a rock.’ Boston DA’s memo: Incarceration as last resort, diversion whenever possible, and vigilance about ICE arrests Idaho legislators pass important, but imperfect, […]
What you’ll read today Journalism drives justice reform. It is also collapsing. Risk Assessment: Explained Hundreds stuck in California prisons as prosecutors seek to block new law Connecticut bill would unlock the ‘black box’ of prosecution Sheriff responsibility for the jail death crisis Setback for marijuana legalization in New Jersey In the Spotlight Journalism […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Things we didn’t know needed to be banned: Using attack dogs on incarcerated people Albany police shot a teen in the back and paralyzed him. The DA said it was justified. Pittsburgh police officer acquitted in killing of Antwon Rose New Jersey lawmakers vote today on marijuana legalization How a mass […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: How can presidential candidates show they are serious about dismantling mass incarceration? Pledge to appoint public defenders to the bench. One simple way to hold bad prosecutors accountable Booker swipes at Harris and Sanders for joking about marijuana Twin Cities prosecutors announce new marijuana policies Oregon bill would prohibit using […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: What do Florida’s proposed ‘poll tax’ and Louisiana’s nonunanimous convictions have in common? They silence Black voices. In El Paso jails, immigrants are incarcerated long past their release dates Justice in America Episode 20: Mariame Kaba and prison abolition New York governor and NYPD team up to try to ban […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: People in Alabama prisons go on a hunger strike over placement in solitary confinement When running away means getting locked up Women say Pennsylvania cop committed sexual assaults, recorded them on body camera City cuts electricity, water to residents who can’t pay fines and fees The questions about policing in […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Police who shoot civilians are using a victims’ rights law to keep their names secret Miami police arrest thousands of homeless but leave rapes, robberies unsolved Durham DA dismisses more than 50,000 traffic cases The end of the death penalty in America? Oklahoma sheriff and staff resign while protecting people […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: When we look at recidivism rates to evaluate reforms, we are looking for—and funding—the wrong things Bronx DA says she wants to reduce overdose deaths, but opposes a program that can help DA runs for judgeship, requires all employees to sign confidentiality agreements Delaware attorney general reforms policies on prosecution […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Poetry or threat? The Supreme Court may weigh in on rap lyrics as evidence. The Appeal Podcast: Pushing for police accountability in Sacramento What happens before police press ‘record’? ‘Broken windows’ policing hinders academic performance of Black teenagers Largest-ever study of traffic stops shows minorities stopped more often, based on less […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: Was the California moratorium on executions undemocratic? Maybe it doesn’t matter. ‘I’m not going anywhere until they stop killing people’ Justice in America Episode 19: What Justice Could Look Like Manafort’s case reveals ‘America’s deep, disturbing attraction to harsh punishment,’ even on the left A bill to end suspension of […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: The youth activists of #NoCopAcademy offer a vision of a different Chicago Federal prisons official used prison labor for work on his church New York City looks to eliminate hidden bail fees Announcing a moratorium on California’s death penalty After postponing hundreds of detention hearings, immigration judges now advance cases with […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: We don’t create vaccines by popular consensus; why do so for criminal justice policy? Party guests suing over mass arrest for less than an ounce of marijuana Homeless woman found burning outside a church is charged with arson Boston prosecutor convenes expert panel to investigate police killing Small-town private prosecutor paid a […]
What you’ll read today Spotlight: ‘Free’ tablet programs in prisons and jails run on predatory pricing and threaten essential services Woman faces life in prison for sharing drugs with another woman in jail A record number of people are in ICE custody Judge jails Chelsea Manning for refusing to testify before grand jury Effort to […]