criminal injustice

American Bar Association Calls for the Abolition of Life-Without-Parole

The life-without-parole sentence is barbaric. Decarceration activists call it “death by incarceration.” Pope Francis denounced it as “a hidden death…

August 16, 2022

Amy Weirich Ousting a Rare Recent Win for Reform Prosecutor Movement

Most people do not care about their local elected prosecutor. If a voter knows what a district attorney is, it’s…

August 11, 2022

Colombia’s New President Wants to End the Drug War. Can He Succeed?

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia was sworn in on August 7. And he devoted much of his inauguration speech to…

August 9, 2022

DeSantis Removal of Elected Prosecutor Could Have Ripple Effect

On August 4, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Andrew Warren, the elected top prosecutor for Hillsborough County (Tampa). State…

August 5, 2022

Progressives Nix Dem Leaders’ Bid to Boost Police Funding Via Assault Weapons Ban

On July 29, the US House of Representatives passed an assault weapons ban, the first successful vote of its kind…

August 2, 2022

Rebuttal for Paper That Links Reduced Prosecutions With Increased Homicides

Something about the concept of “progressive prosecutors” tends to torpedo rational debate. Chesa Boudin, the recalled district attorney of San…

July 26, 2022

Biden’s “Safer America Plan” Involves Hiring 100,000 More Cops

On July 21, the Biden administration released its “Safer America Plan,” part of its budget for the 2023 fiscal year.…

July 26, 2022

How Prison and Parole Can Pull You Into a Debt Trap

In her late 20s, Laura* sold an eighth of Vitablend to a person who turned out to be an undercover…

July 20, 2022

Biden: “We’re Working on” Fulfilling Pledge to Free Marijuana Prisoners

President Joe Biden says his administration is “working on” plans to fulfill his campaign pledge to free people who are…

July 18, 2022

Our Pathways to the Legal Regulation of All Drugs

Amid a century-long drug war in the United States, things are getting worse. Currently, over 100,000 annual deaths are attributed…

July 14, 2022