criminal injustice

Ignoring Georgia’s Public Defender Crisis, and the Obvious Way to Fix It

Georgia’s public defender shortage was recently of interest to the media when it affected the prosecution of Robert Aaron Long,…

June 4, 2026

Everyone Against the Drug War Needs to Know About Jury Nullification

In 1734, New York Weekly Journal publisher John Peter Zenger was arrested for seditious libel because the publication was critical…

June 2, 2026

Portland Changes “Nuisance Property” Code, a Crackdown on Motel Sex Work

Emi Koyama is the founder of Seattle-based Coalition for Rights & Safety for People in the Sex Trade. Her advocacy…

May 7, 2026

Louisiana Advances Bill to Jail People Who Use Marijuana Near Campuses

A Louisiana Senate committee has approved a House-passed bill that threatens to send people to jail for up to one year if…

May 7, 2026

Lifers Fall Through the Cracks of the Prison Security Classification System

The Georgia Department of Corrections assigns every person in its custody a security classification: Minimum, Medium or Close. This classification…

May 4, 2026

New Threats of Prison and Caning: Singapore’s “Totalitarian” Vape Ban

New legislation in Singapore will strengthen the country’s vape prohibition with threats of long prison sentences and caning—establishing perhaps the…

March 31, 2026

Fair Future Act Takes Aim at Housing Discrimination Over Drug Convictions

Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a bill that would repeal a decades-old federal statute that’s led to the denial of…

March 13, 2026

After “Iryna’s Law,” Behavioral Crisis Response in NC Grows More Carceral

On February 5, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (D) signed an executive order titled “Protecting North Carolinians Through Stronger Behavioral…

February 13, 2026

Mexico’s Vape Prohibition Is Already Biting

A mandate to ban nicotine vapes was enshrined in Mexico’s constitution in early 2025—a step described as “essential” by President…

February 12, 2026

Cut New Marijuana Penalties From Sales Bill, Coalition Urges VA Senate

A coalition of 37 cannabis and civil rights organizations is urging Virginia senators to reverse course on amendments made to…

February 11, 2026