Tag: criminal injustice
Georgia Privatizes Prison Medical Care—With Contractor’s Goal to Cut Costs
After years of attempting to privatize prisoner medical care, the Georgia Department of Corrections ...
Prosecutor Reform Will Largely Play Defense on Election Night
The so-called progressive prosecutor movement started around 2015. It was about getting candidates elected ...
What DA Krasner’s Likely Impeachment Tells Us About Reform Opponents
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is probably getting impeached. At a time when US ...
The Consequences of Colorado’s Fentanyl Refelonization
In the context of the drug war, Colorado is best known for pioneering a ...
White House Protest to Urge Release of All Federal Cannabis Prisoners
Hip hop artists Redman and M-1 of dead prez are joining Students for Sensible ...
No Rise in Portland 911 Calls After Oregon’s Measure 110, New Data Show
Since decriminalizing minor possession of all drugs in November 2020, Oregon has been the ...
Sex Workers Got No Pardons. Decriminalization Is Overdue.
On October 8, President Biden pardoned thousands of people convicted of simple marijuana possession. ...
El Paso DA Turmoil Could Have Profound Immigrant-Rights Implications
The District Attorney of El Paso County, Texas, Yvonne Rosales, is decidedly non-progressive. When ...
The People Left Behind by Biden’s Cannabis Pardons
President Joe Biden’s surprise marijuana pardon action on October 6 has been widely praised ...
Biden Pardons All Federal Cannabis Possession Convictions
In a historic moment for drug policy reform in the United States, President Joe ...
