criminal injustice

The Ecuadorian Fishermen Snatched Away by US Drug Warriors

After a flood wiped out Bexy Guerrero Salmiento’s home in 2013, her husband disappeared. Just days earlier, Manuel, Bexy and…

October 28, 2019

Oklahoma Prosecutor “Launched Malicious Probes Against Criminal Justice Reformers”

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater stands accused of firing his investigator for refusing to conduct a bogus criminal probe…

October 28, 2019

Are Political Insiders Selling Out California’s Criminal Justice Future?

The eerily-timed resignation of one of California’s top prosecutors reeks of an attempt to tilt the district attorney election that…

October 24, 2019

Eric Garner’s Mother Speaks Out Against Proposed NYC Menthols Ban

Gwendolyn Carr, the mother of  Eric Garner—who was killed by NYPD police officer Daniel Pantaleo with a chokehold while being…

October 24, 2019

Alaska Prisons Are Holding Mentally-Ill People With No Criminal Charges

Over the last year, dozens of Alaskans experiencing mental health crises found themselves in an unexpected place: a prison or…

October 24, 2019

Politicians, Cops Skirt Responsibility for NYC’s New Jails

Do you think we need more jails?" I ask. It's cold and grey. I'm talking with a cop outside the…

October 17, 2019

The Death Penalty for Drugs: What Public Opinion Surveys in Asia Teach Us

One year ago, the newly elected government of Malaysia officially announced its intention to abolish the death penalty. This was…

October 17, 2019

The Consequences of an Incompetent First Step Act Rollout

Timothy Walker, 52, enjoys cooking and used to own a food truck in Philadelphia that sold sandwiches, hot dogs, and…

October 15, 2019

An On-the-Ground Look at Duterte’s Bloody Drug War

Few Americans have come face-to-face with the foot soldiers—both cops and encouraged vigilantes—of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's war on people…

October 10, 2019

Trans Justice? End Job Discrimination—And Sex Work Criminalization

On October 8, the United States Supreme Court is considering whether firing a person because of their transgender identity, as…

October 8, 2019