Tag: criminal injustice
California County Eyes Mandatory Drug Treatment Bill
A newly introduced California Assembly bill would sentence people arrested on drug charges to ...
In Texas Prisons, Horror Stories Emerge From Catastrophic Blackout
As a winter storm battered Texas, 4.5 million people lost power. A humanitarian crisis ...
The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty in the US
In July 2020, the federal government shocked activists and advocate by resurrecting the death ...
Detainees at St. Louis City Jail Rise Up to Protest Inhumane Treatment
Dozens of people incarcerated at St. Louis City Justice Center (CJC) protested inhumane and ...
Why Didn’t Rochester’s New Mental Health Crisis Team Prevent Latest Police Brutality?
An incident of police brutality in Rochester, New York, calls into question reforms the ...
The Kind Man Who Used to Sell Me Heroin
In popular culture, people who sell drugs are stereotyped as remorseless monsters, like the ...
NY Ends “Walking While Trans” Ban Targeting Women of Color
Transgender and criminal justice reform activists won a major victory as New York Governor ...
Which Manhattan DA Candidates Stand Out on Drugs?
After the December 2020 exit of a progressive candidate with a bold drug policy ...
Illinois Set to Become the First State to Eliminate Cash Bail
Illinois will make history by becoming the first US state to end cash bail. ...
Biden Ending Federal Contracts With Private Prisons; Private ICE Detention Continues
On January 26, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions focused on ...
