Tag: criminal injustice
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Rapidly Backpedals on Radical Reforms
Alvin Bragg, a former state and federal prosecutor, won the competitive 2021 Manhattan district ...
Senate Candidate’s Blunt Ad on Drug-War Targeting of Black Louisianans
In 1992, then-presidential candidate and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton disclosed that he had experimented ...
Doubling Down on Fentanyl Myths, West Virginia Bill Would Punish “Exposing” Cops
On January 18, West Virginia legislators advanced a bill that would make “exposing” law ...
How Port Townsend, Washington, Decriminalized Psychedelics
On December 20, the City Council of Port Townsend, a small city in Jefferson ...
Baltimore and Boston’s Non-Prosecution Policies Now at Grave Risk
Two of the most significant figures in the so-called “progressive prosecutor” movement now seem ...
London’s Cannabis Diversion Plan Draws Political Fire
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is hoping to introduce a scheme that would ...
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 ...
