criminal injustice

Two Prominent COVID-19 Federal Prison Deaths’ Common Denominator? Joe Biden

"Don’t let yourself or your property get mixed up in the world of illegal drugs," US Attorney Ron Parsons of…

May 1, 2020

In a Prison Where Coronavirus Is Rife, Waiting on a Judge’s Call to Be Freed

James Dzelajlija is currently living in Ohio’s Marion Correctional Institution. Following two armed robbery convictions, he received a 17-year sentence…

April 30, 2020

Cambridge, MA Scores Key Court Win for Equity in the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis entrepreneurs who were targeted by the War on Drugs will soon be getting a boost from the city of…

April 29, 2020

Emails Reveal Massachusetts Civil Commitment Staff Pathologizing Protest

Massachusetts has a civil commitment process on its books for people with substance use disorders who are deemed dangerous to…

April 28, 2020

Prosecutors’ Lack of Empathy for Jailed People Now Could Cost Them Later

In 2019, Deb Ryan became the first woman and first Democrat to be District Attorney, or chief prosecutor, in Chester…

April 27, 2020

Inside the Gangs Handing Out Pandemic Supplies in Rio’s Favelas

For many tourists, Rio de Janeiro is all carnival, caipirinhas and Copacabana. But there’s another side they don’t always get…

April 27, 2020

Top New Orleans Prosecutor Loses Immunity Over His Illegal Jail Threats

  The city’s top prosecutor learned that the murdered young man was the boyfriend of the woman’s daughter. So he…

April 23, 2020

ACLU Underlines That Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Marijuana Legalization

Black people are more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, even after decriminalization and legalization, confirms a new…

April 22, 2020

Felony Convictions Require Unanimous Jury Verdicts, Rules SCOTUS—Shaming Oregon and Louisiana

Until recently, two US states did not require a unanimous jury verdict to convict defendants at felony criminal trials: Louisiana…

April 21, 2020

Pressure Builds on ICE to Release Far More People During Pandemic

The pandemic has exposed inhumane health and sanitary conditions in US jails and prisons; advocates and some lawmakers have responded…

April 17, 2020