criminal injustice

A Bad Election Night for Bids to Transform Criminal-Legal Systems

The future of criminal justice was on the ballot across the United States on November 2. The theme ran through…

November 3, 2021

CA Prosecutor’s Fentanyl Warnings Aren’t About Overdose Prevention

Despite claims at being a “reformer,” Jeff Reisig, the Yolo County, California, district attorney since 2003, is jumping on the…

October 21, 2021

Baltimore Study Boosts Movements to Decriminalize Drugs and Sex Work

Replication is of paramount importance, in the sciences, in determining whether an earlier research was a fluke or says something…

October 20, 2021

We Need Better Mechanisms to Fire Prosecutors Who Flout Basic Ethics

The KKK-adjacent Louisiana district attorney. The alleged “sexual predator” Louisiana district attorney, convicted of obstructing justice. And, unsurprisingly, the corrupt…

October 18, 2021

Charleston Prosecutors Treat Black and White Men Equally, Report Finds. Really?

How many former prosecutors does it take to give a white elected prosecutor in the Deep South a glowing reference…

October 15, 2021

Why Is California Failing Thousands of People With Cannabis Records?

Nearly five years after California voters legalized marijuana, potentially hundreds of thousands of residents still have publicly available cannabis-related criminal…

October 14, 2021

Afghanistan’s “Forever” Drug War Has No End in Sight

“It is time to end the forever war,” declared President Joe Biden. After 20 long, bloody years came the chaotic…

October 6, 2021

California Can Now Ban Police for Misconduct—But Will It Matter?

California can now permanently ban police officers from the profession if they commit serious misconduct. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) approved…

October 5, 2021

A Judge Jailed an Abuse Survivor Mid-Testimony—for Legal Marijuana Use

On September 7, a survivor of domestic violence in Virginia was testifying against the man accused of her abuse when…

October 1, 2021

House Votes to Equalize Sentencing for Crack and Powder Cocaine

On September 28, the US House of Representatives approved a bill to make punishments for federal crack cocaine charges the…

September 30, 2021