Tag: criminal injustice
David Soares Is a Case Study in Changing Standards for “Reform” Prosecutors
Everyone knows how it feels to revisit something you once loved—a TV show such ...
Why Aramis Ayala Should Release Her “Dishonest Cops” List
Aramis Ayala, the chief prosecutor of Orlando and the first Black state attorney in ...
An Indiana Police Dept. No Longer Reversing Overdoses During Pandemic
An Indiana law enforcement department has suspended police administration of naloxone, the opioid overdose ...
NY Gov. Cuomo Signs Away Bail Reforms Despite COVID-19 Decarceration Calls
Because of the pandemic, criminal justice and public health officials around the US are ...
When a “Progressive” Prosecutor Ditches Reform to Grab More Power
When Raul Torréz was running for district attorney in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2016, ...
Court Reins In Social Workers’ Power in Drug-War Child Removals
Social workers are overlooked actors in the drug war, separating parents who use drugs ...
We Should Be Vigilant Against Attacks on the Supreme Court’s Burrage Ruling
Marcus Andrew Burrage was once a small-town guy from rural Iowa who sold another ...
US Drug War Exploits Pandemic to Attack Venezuelan Sovereignty
As the coronavirus outbreak escalates, the United States has brought drug-war charges against the ...
San Antonio’s War on Street-Level Sex Workers
On a late August afternoon, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair asked a passing ...
“Ticking Time Bombs”—Congressmembers Urge Releases From Federal Prisons
Members of Congress are joining criminal justice reform advocates to demand that some people ...
