On February 3, a federal court ruled that a federal statute preventing people who use cannabis from owning guns violates…
The newly introduced "Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Act of 2023” in Washington, DC, is a welcome and necessary turning…
The notion that public defenders, constitutionally-mandated criminal defense lawyers, are part of the “public safety” sector has seemed to spread…
On January 1, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) announced on Twitter that his administration “has marked 42,964 cannabis convictions erased.”…
Nationwide, prisoners and their loved ones are reeling from exorbitant commissary price hikes that are pulling basic food and hygiene…
Just hours before a law to end cash bail in Illinois was due to take effect on January 1, the…
US Attorney General Merrick Garland took action on December 16 to end the federal sentencing disparity between crack and powder…
Senators are scrambling to negotiate a last-minute deal on crack cocaine sentencing reform. Current federal law punishes convictions for crack…
Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, has suffered record homicides for three years in a row. The Milwaukee Police Department…
The Ohio Senate approved a large-scale criminal justice reform bill on November 30 that contains provisions to protect people from…