Tag: criminal injustice
California May Restore Voting Rights to Over 55,000 People With Felony Records
A ballot measure in California, Proposition 17, would restore voting rights to all residents ...
Our Movement Is Strongest When We Aim High—And Work in Current Reality
Criminal justice reform has made significant advances during my time in the movement. But ...
Weirdly, Amy Coney Barrett’s Police-Accountability Record May Be Better Than RBG’s
On September 25, Amy Coney Barrett, a staunchly conservative judge for the Seventh Circuit ...
Michigan’s New Marijuana-Conviction Expungement Law: Pros and Cons
On October 12, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed into law a series of ...
Racial Justice and the Death Penalty at Stake in Ohio Prosecutor Election
After choosing in 2017 not to reindict a University of Cincinnati campus police officer ...
Is the UN Complicit in Philippines’ Lethal Drug War?
At the start of the summer, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) announced ...
Breonna Taylor Travesty Must Renew Focus on the Racist Drug War
The grand jury’s decision in the Breonna Taylor case is infuriating. It was also, ...
Why Amy Coney Barrett Is the Right Choice for None of America
Kristen Clarke, the executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ...
Drug Policy Reform in Missouri: City-Level Progress, Strong Headwinds
A Missouri mayor recently announced a plan to pardon people with marijuana and psilocybin ...
Why Historic House Marijuana Legalization Vote Has Been Pushed Back
An historic House of Representatives vote on a federal marijuana legalization bill, orginally slated ...
