Tag: criminal injustice
“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 ...
Inside the Gangs Handing Out Pandemic Supplies in Rio’s Favelas
For many tourists, Rio de Janeiro is all carnival, caipirinhas and Copacabana. But there’s ...
Top New Orleans Prosecutor Loses Immunity Over His Illegal Jail Threats
The city’s top prosecutor learned that the murdered young man was the boyfriend ...
ACLU Underlines That Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Marijuana Legalization
Black people are more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, even after ...
Felony Convictions Require Unanimous Jury Verdicts, Rules SCOTUS—Shaming Oregon and Louisiana
Until recently, two US states did not require a unanimous jury verdict to convict ...
