Tag: criminal injustice
Biden Touts Cannabis Pardons in Black History Month Speech
Speaking at an event commemorating the end of Black History Month on February 27, ...
PA Gov. Shapiro Wants to Ban the Death Penalty. He Mustn’t Stop There.
When Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) announced on February 16 that he would extend ...
San Francisco’s Proposal to Deport People for Fentanyl-Sales Charges
A San Francisco lawmaker wants to make it easier to detain and deport undocumented ...
Inherent Problems With Post-Incarceration Services for Drug Users
Social service programs have a long way to go to build trust with people ...
Federal Bill Would Take Cops Out of Traffic Enforcement
A member of Congress has a bold plan to take police out of traffic ...
Why the Cannabis-and-Guns Question Has Judges “All Over the Place”
On February 3, a federal court ruled that a federal statute preventing people who ...
DC’s Drug-War Reparations Proposal Is a Good Start, But Not Perfect
The newly introduced “Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Act of 2023” in Washington, DC, ...
Public Defenders Aren’t Principally About “Public Safety,” and That’s Ok
The notion that public defenders, constitutionally-mandated criminal defense lawyers, are part of the “public ...
As CT Erases Cannabis Convictions, Will People Fall Through the Cracks?
On January 1, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) announced on Twitter that his administration ...
Drastic Commissary Price Hikes Leave Prisoners Without Food, Medicine
Nationwide, prisoners and their loved ones are reeling from exorbitant commissary price hikes that ...
