Tag: criminal injustice
Alabama’s Prosecutors Want a COVID Bailout. They Shouldn’t Get It.
Court fines and fees unfairly perpetuate cycles of poverty for disadvantaged Americans, but that ...
Racial Disparities Widen Despite Historic-Low NYC Drug Arrests in Lockdown
New York City drug arrests hit historic lows in the weeks after Governor Andrew ...
SSDP Conference: Ending Mass Incarceration Takes More Than Drug Policy Reform
What are the drivers of mass incarceration? It’s a complicated question, with racism and ...
Running for Office as a Prison Abolitionist in Deep-Red Indiana
Fort Wayne, a gateway to the American West that started out as a significant ...
“A Load Off Your Chest”—Criminal Record Expungement During the Pandemic
While the coronavirus continues to disrupt American life, activists around the country are not ...
Two Prominent COVID-19 Federal Prison Deaths’ Common Denominator? Joe Biden
“Don’t let yourself or your property get mixed up in the world of illegal ...
In a Prison Where Coronavirus Is Rife, Waiting on a Judge’s Call to Be Freed
James Dzelajlija is currently living in Ohio’s Marion Correctional Institution. Following two armed robbery ...
Cambridge, MA Scores Key Court Win for Equity in the Cannabis Industry
Cannabis entrepreneurs who were targeted by the War on Drugs will soon be getting ...
Emails Reveal Massachusetts Civil Commitment Staff Pathologizing Protest
Massachusetts has a civil commitment process on its books for people with substance use ...
Prosecutors’ Lack of Empathy for Jailed People Now Could Cost Them Later
In 2019, Deb Ryan became the first woman and first Democrat to be District ...
