Tag: criminal injustice
Oregon Voters Approve Decriminalizing All Drugs in Stunning Victory
The 2020 presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has been called the ...
The Waiting Game: A Powerlessness That’s Long Harmed Drug Users
As our nation wakes up anxiety-ridden, collectively uncertain of whether we’ve been delivered from ...
The Ethical Conflict of Social Work Within a Carceral System
On a sweltering summer afternoon, I stood with our mental health team, waiting while ...
Montana Leads the Nation in Black Marijuana Arrest Rates. Will It Legalize?
Montana’s voters have the chance to legalize marijuana for adult use on November 3. ...
The Day They Sentenced My Son to Federal Prison
They stole my baby again. It doesn’t matter that he’s 26 years old. It ...
California May Restore Voting Rights to Over 55,000 People With Felony Records
A ballot measure in California, Proposition 17, would restore voting rights to all residents ...
Our Movement Is Strongest When We Aim High—And Work in Current Reality
Criminal justice reform has made significant advances during my time in the movement. But ...
Weirdly, Amy Coney Barrett’s Police-Accountability Record May Be Better Than RBG’s
On September 25, Amy Coney Barrett, a staunchly conservative judge for the Seventh Circuit ...
Michigan’s New Marijuana-Conviction Expungement Law: Pros and Cons
On October 12, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed into law a series of ...
Racial Justice and the Death Penalty at Stake in Ohio Prosecutor Election
After choosing in 2017 not to reindict a University of Cincinnati campus police officer ...
