Among prohibitionists and proponents of the drug war, drug courts are touted as a means of diverting people from incarceration.…
A recall campaign targeting so-called progressive prosecutors in Virginia has made recent headlines. To understand it, it’s worth taking a…
On August 9, the city of Austin began enforcing a public camping ban first approved by voters in May. Police…
Incarcerated people‘s legal mail falsely tested positive for drugs, according to a lawsuit filed in July against the Massachusetts Department…
Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff Rosen has embraced decarceration efforts faster…
It has long been known that people of color get harsher criminal sentences in federal criminal court for the same…
On July 27, a Brooklyn, New York county court agreed to dismiss and seal over 3,500 marijuana cases. With full…
The County Attorney’s Office in Polk County (Des Moines), Iowa has gotten little attention from criminal justice reform advocates—at least…
President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) District Attorney Rachael Rollins as the next US…
On July 14, Senators Cory Booker, Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden announced a draft discussion of a new federal cannabis…