Tag: criminal injustice
New Vermont Bill Seeks to Decriminalize Drug Possession and Sharing
Vermont Democratic and Progressive lawmakers filed a new bill this week to decriminalize drug ...
Rikers Strike Against Horrendous Conditions Draws Political Support
Elected officials are rallying outside of the Rikers Island Detention Complex on January 13 ...
As Anti-Reform Prosecutors Depart, Will Massachusetts Really Change?
The landscape of the criminal-legal system in one of the nation’s most progressive states ...
Parolees With Opioid Addiction Need Choices, Not a Naltrexone-Only Policy
Across the United States, people with opioid addiction who are on parole aren’t getting ...
New York Prisons Punished 1,600 People for False Drug Test Results
On January 5, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang released a report that ...
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Issues Far-Reaching Decarceration Plan
On the campaign trail for Manhattan district attorney in 2021, Alvin Bragg was seen ...
The Lack of Prosecutor Accountability Behind Trucker’s 110-Year Sentence
By now, much of the world has heard of Kayla Wildeman, the deputy prosecutor ...
New Orleans Result Could Increase Reformers’ Focus on Sheriff Elections
Since 2015, both Big Philanthropy funders and progressive grassroots activists have targeted local district ...
The NYPD Operates With Near-Impunity, Finds NYCLU Report
The New York City Police Department ignored the disciplinary recommendations of its oversight board ...
How the Criminalization of Testosterone Attacks Gender Variant People
On a Saturday night two years ago, Stann Fransisco was driving back home to ...
