criminal injustice

Outside “Remediation Manager” Will Run Rikers Island, Judge Rules

A federal judge has made a historic decision to take control of the Rikers Island jail complex away from the…

May 15, 2025

California Gov. Newsom Plans New Crackdown on Encampments

A new plan is underway for California to crack down harder on encampments of unhoused people. On May 12, Governor…

May 14, 2025

St. Louis Agrees Compensation for People Jailed at Notorious “Workhouse”

For many years, the “Workhouse” jail in St. Louis, Missouri, subjected people to horrific conditions. After a long campaign, the…

May 8, 2025

Canada’s Election Guarantees Grim Outlook for Harm Reduction

As Canadians head to the polls in the coming days, they will be faced with few options to increase access…

April 25, 2025

Florida May Soon Ban Anonymous Officer Misconduct Complaints

Under a proposed bill, Florida would no longer allow officer misconduct complaints to be filed anonymously—requiring that they be signed…

April 16, 2025

Prison Visits Should Have Always Been a Right, Not a Privilege

Adam* has been incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) facilities for somewhere around 40 years. His wife Ruth* has…

April 10, 2025

Background Checks Keep Saying I Can’t Do Jobs I Was Already Hired For

After two or three phone interviews with Walmart, they hired me for a clerical position at a distribution center. It…

April 9, 2025

Refelonizing Fentanyl Had No Good Outcomes: Colorado Study

Increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl had zero impact on overdose deaths in Colorado and accomplished nothing good. That’s the result…

April 3, 2025

Escaping From Prison Is Easier Than You’d Think. We Just Know Better.

On March 9, someone made a rare escape from a Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) probation detention center. He was…

March 18, 2025

Alberta Will Force People Who Use Drugs to Enter Treatment

The government of Alberta, Canada, will force people who use drugs into substance use disorder treatment against their will, under…

February 26, 2025