criminal injustice

Honolulu’s Draconian Head Prosecutor Facing Federal Corruption Probe

Not everything in Honolulu is sunshine. A massive percentage of the city’s population lives without a home, and its cops…

February 20, 2019

New Evidence Backs Calls to End Cash Bail

In February 2018, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced that his office would stop seeking monetary bail for defendants accused…

February 19, 2019

El Paso Resolution Pushes Back Against Trump’s False Border Claims

President Donald Trump rallied his base in the southern border city of El Paso, Texas on February 11, continuing to…

February 12, 2019

State of the Union: Trump’s Real “Special Guest” Was Bad Drug Policy

President Donald Trump's special guests to the State of the Union address on February 5 included two people directly impacted…

February 6, 2019

For People Still Impacted by the Crack Era, the First Step Act Isn’t Enough

You could get crack before you got something to eat,” said Uneeda Nichols, 46, looking back on her adolescent years…

February 6, 2019

Incarcerated Women Who Use Drugs Find Ways to Care for One Another

Faced with the inherent harms of drug prohibition, people who use opioids find ways to take care of themselves and…

January 31, 2019

Stop Chasing Amy Klobuchar for President Without Looking at Her Record

Kamala Harris recently made headlines for throwing her hat into the ring of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, despite a tainted…

January 30, 2019

“Exhilarating”—The Life of a Career Drug Dealer Illustrates Hard Truths

Casper has lived a life out straight out of Pulp Fiction. Over a 26-year career selling illicit drugs across the…

January 30, 2019

Correctional Phone Service Collects Biometric Data of People Who Talk With Prisoners–And Shares It With Law Enforcement

Phone and video calls between incarcerated people and those on the outside are never private. The content of such calls…

January 29, 2019

SC Dating Violence Law Would Punish Kids More Harshly Than Adults

After 16-year-old Sierra Landry was killed in 2013 by an abusive schoolmate she once dated, South Carolina started talking about…

January 22, 2019