Tag: criminal injustice
Santa Clara County’s Prosecutor Race Will Be Intense—And Personal
Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff ...
Bombshell Paper Names the Federal Judges Guilty of the Most Racist Sentencing
It has long been known that people of color get harsher criminal sentences in ...
Brooklyn Dismisses 3,500 Marijuana Cases in Latest Steps Toward Justice
On July 27, a Brooklyn, New York county court agreed to dismiss and seal ...
This Iowa Prosecutor Race Will Be a Significant National Yardstick
The County Attorney’s Office in Polk County (Des Moines), Iowa has gotten little attention ...
Biden Pick of Rachael Rollins for US Attorney of Mass. a Mixed Blessing
President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) District Attorney ...
Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill Falls Short in Key Areas, Advocates Say
On July 14, Senators Cory Booker, Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden announced a draft ...
Missouri POs Sending People to Prison for Being Medical Marijuana Patients
On June 23, 29-year-old Ray Breer walked through the gates of the Western Reception ...
In Seeking Rural Reform Prosecutors to “Uplift,” Don’t Set the Bar Too Low
Saying the criminal-legal system is a system like saying a forest is a tree. ...
Sex Workers No Longer Criminalized for Simply Living With HIV in Nevada
In Nevada, sex workers living with HIV have been uniquely targeted by the state, ...
Gwen Levi and the “Sentencing Goals” That Shouldn’t Apply
Around 90 percent of criminal cases are handled by county court systems, where inflexibility ...
