Tag: criminal injustice
The Criminal Justice System Struggles to Adapt to the Pandemic
Measures in response to the coronavirus are rapidly progressing in the US, with workplaces, ...
Court Hits Back Against Politically Motivated Firings of Public Defenders
There has been a spate, in recent years, of public defenders speaking out against ...
The Incarcerated Population Is Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus
People held in jails and prisons throughout the US are at heightened risk of ...
The Lessons of Chicago’s Disastrous “Crime Prediction” Experiment
In 2012, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) collected data on everyone arrested in the ...
Colorado Teen Could Face Decades in Prison—For Cannabis
Vaping-associated pulmonary illness reportedly contributed to 68 deaths through February 18, 2020. After an ...
Oregon Takes a Big Step Toward Decriminalizing All Drugs
Oregon drug policy reformers are ahead of schedule in making drug decriminalization and revamped ...
Can We End Politically Motivated Firings of Public Defenders?
If a person gets accused of a crime and, like most Americans, cannot afford ...
Bloomberg Is Wrong to Throw “Dealers” Under His Campaign Bus
For the first time in US political history, drug policy reform and harm reduction ...
Drug Czar Unleashes Record Budget for Anti-Trafficking Program
President Donald Trump’s administration has announced the roll-out of the “largest-ever” baseline budget for ...
The DA Prosecuting OD Survivors Also Pushes Drug-Induced Homicide Laws
Brent Eaton, an Indiana county attorney, is prosecuting people who have survived overdoses by using ...
