Tag: criminal injustice
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 ...
Illinois Law to End Cash Bail, Blocked at Last Minute, Now Hangs on Appeal
Just hours before a law to end cash bail in Illinois was due to ...
The Limits of AG’s Guidelines Against Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity
US Attorney General Merrick Garland took action on December 16 to end the federal ...
Will Senate End Crack-Powder Sentence Disparity, as Time Runs Out?
Senators are scrambling to negotiate a last-minute deal on crack cocaine sentencing reform. Current ...
Efforts to Expand Community Violence Intervention in Wisconsin
Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, has suffered record homicides for three years in ...
Ohio Senate Passes Bill to Expunge Cannabis, “Paraphernalia” Records
The Ohio Senate approved a large-scale criminal justice reform bill on November 30 that ...
Surviving Solitary Confinement With the Help of Drugs
Of the 13 years I’ve spent incarcerated, 2020 was the worst. It was the ...
New Center Offers Free Legal Services to People Who Use Drugs in NJ
Rutgers Law Associates (RLA) and Vital Strategies recently announced the launch of a center ...
