criminal injustice

District Attorneys Could Be Key to the post-Roe v. Wade Abortion Battle

Ever since President Trump started nominating new Supreme Court justices, reproductive health activists and court observers have sounded the alarm…

September 7, 2021

More Evidence That Coerced Drug Treatment Is Harmful as Well as Wrong

A paper published by the International Journal of Drug Policy confirms what harm reductionists have been saying since the dawn…

September 1, 2021

Alabama Parole Board’s Cruel and Unprecedented Increase in Denials

Representative Chris England, the chairman of the Alabama Democrats, does not mince words when it comes to former prosecutor Leigh…

August 31, 2021

Clemency for Ex-Weather Underground Member Who Is DA Chesa Boudin’s Dad

The 1981 Brink’s armored truck heist in Nanuet, New York is notorious. The botched robbery left two police officers and…

August 26, 2021

WI Judge Defies the Law by Doubling as a “Probation Officer”

In the opinion of Amanda Skorr, an attorney and former public defender, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Circuit Judge Vincent Biskupic acts…

August 23, 2021

Can Harm Reduction Reform the Drug Courts?

Among prohibitionists and proponents of the drug war, drug courts are touted as a means of diverting people from incarceration.…

August 18, 2021

A Look Behind the Campaign to Recall Progressive Prosecutors in Virginia

A recall campaign targeting so-called progressive prosecutors in Virginia has made recent headlines. To understand it, it’s worth taking a…

August 11, 2021

Austin Begins Enforcing Homeless Camping Ban; Rest of Texas to Follow

On August 9, the city of Austin began enforcing a public camping ban first approved by voters in May. Police…

August 11, 2021

Prisoners Sue After Drug Testing of Their Legal Mail Gave False Positives

Incarcerated people‘s legal mail falsely tested positive for drugs, according to a lawsuit filed in July against the Massachusetts Department…

August 10, 2021

Santa Clara County’s Prosecutor Race Will Be Intense—And Personal

Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff Rosen has embraced decarceration efforts faster…

August 5, 2021