Tag: criminal injustice
Like Many Drug Policy Reformers, I’m Driven by Personal Tragedy
I have a million stories about my older brother, Billy, that exemplify the harms ...
Mass. DA Exemplifies How the “Progressive Prosecutor” Tag Is Overused
During a recent webinar hosted by Prosecutorial Performance Indicators, an organization that encourages better ...
Is the Tide Turning Against Public Sex Offender Registries?
On June 8, the American Law Institute, arguably the most prestigious non-governmental law reform ...
Federal Watchdog: FOSTA Isn’t Even Useful for Law Enforcement
From the get-go, sex worker activists knew nothing good would come from FOSTA, a ...
Biden Vows to End Racist Crack Cocaine Sentencing That He Helped Establish
The Biden administration has again voiced support for ending a law that punishes possession ...
Support. Don’t Punish—A Call to Reject the World’s Brutal Drug War
On June 4, Chandran Vithushan, a young man in Sri Lanka, was buried by ...
Alvin Bragg Likely to Be Manhattan’s Next DA: What Are the Implications?
The Democratic primary for Manhattan’s next district attorney was a big mess. Leading up ...
Scapegoating of Chesa Boudin Reflects Ugly Attitudes to Unhoused People
A few years back, an article describing Fayetteville made the small North Carolina city ...
New Jersey Spent $11 Billion in 10 Years on Failing to Eradicate Drugs
From 2010-2019, the state of New Jersey spent more than $11 billion fighting the ...
What Would It Have Taken to “Stop Singas”?
On June 8, reporter Sam Mellins tweeted a photo of a January 6, 1999 ...
