criminal injustice

LA Top Prosecutor’s “Concern” for Mental Illness Doesn’t Pass Scrutiny

Jackie Lacey, the Los Angeles district attorney, proclaims that she is taking serious steps to treat mentally ill people thrust…

October 3, 2019

The Women Wrongfully Convicted by Drug War Prosecutors

Any wrongful conviction is a human tragedy," tweeted Sister Helen Prejan, a renowned author and anti-execution advocate, on October 2:…

October 2, 2019

How a Misapplied Needle Exchange May Harm Incarcerated People

A needle exchange program in seven federal prisons in Canada is at the center of a heated debate between the…

October 2, 2019

New York’s “Special Narcotics Prosecutor” Role Is an Unwelcome Relic

In a recent article in the New York Daily News, prosecutors from all over the Empire State gripe about reforms…

October 1, 2019

NYPD Misconduct Complaints Are Surging (But Blamed on “Anti-Cop Sentiment”)

New Yorkers are filing complaints against New York Police Department (NYPD) officers in numbers unseen in the past five years.…

September 25, 2019

A Cop Killed Her 17-Year-Old Grandson⁠. She Fights to Transform Portland.

The first thing he did with my family was tell a lie,” Donna Hayes, the grandmother of 17-year-old Quanice Hayes,…

September 25, 2019

Ed Buck Case Is a Chance to Spotlight Drug-Induced Homicide Charges

Ed Buck, the businessman and Democratic donor, was a blip on the national news radar until the methamphetamine-related deaths of…

September 23, 2019

Next Week Is the Perfect Time to Get Your Cannabis Conviction Expunged

The second-ever National Expungement Week (NEW) will be held September 21-28. It involves a nationwide series of events to provide…

September 18, 2019

When Cops Turn Against the Drug War

Commissaris Muyshondt, sorry to bother you,” said a voice over the phone. “We arrested your brother this morning. Just thought…

September 17, 2019

How America’s War on Drugs and War on Terror Go Hand-in-Hand

The United States has not always been committed to upholding opium prohibition in Afghanistan. Instead, its approach for the past…

September 11, 2019