Tag: criminal injustice
A Pandemic of Anxiety in Prison
For several months, the country’s COVID cases have been in a relative downtrend. In ...
Win for Law Professors in Key Prosecutor-Accountability Bid
Arthur Applbaum, a prominent Harvard Kennedy School ethics professor, scandalized the legal world in ...
Does Gun Control Have to Mean a “War on Guns”?
On June 25, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ...
Will Baltimore Cut Police Budget by $100 Million? Probably Not.
The City Council of Baltimore, Maryland must pass its budget by June 25. And ...
Lifers, Lab Rats and the Mandatory Minimums Experiment
In the 1950s, John’s Hopkins University Professor Curt Richter ran a series of experiments ...
Is the “Progressive Prosecutor” Movement on Its Last Legs?
Once upon a time, Milwaukee elected Frank Zeidler, the last socialist mayor of a ...
“No Evidence” Higher Incarceration Rates Reduce Fears of Crime
A population that perceives itself at the top of the pile soon becomes fearful, ...
Biden’s Clemency Announcement Falls Far Short
On April 26, President Joe Biden announced that he was using his clemency powers ...
Voting Begins on Marijuana Decrim, No-Knock Warrants Ban in Austin
Early voting kicked off in Austin, Texas on April 25, giving voters a chance ...
Sen. Hawley’s Bid to Make Federal Sentencing Guidelines Mandatory
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s elevation to the Supreme Court from the DC Circuit was ...
