Tag: criminal injustice
“Swallowed Up in the Darkness”—The Humanity of People on Death Row
[This article is excerpted from Crimson Letters: Voices from Death Row by Tessie Castillo, ...
Indiana AG Aims to End Prosecutor Discretion Over Marijuana Charges
One might think Indiana has better things to do than police marijuana. According to ...
Cop Who Killed Handcuffed Black Man Reportedly Cited Smell of PCP
On January 27, a Black man, handcuffed with his hands behind his back in ...
Meet the Type of Law Enforcement Officer That William Barr Really Likes
President Trump threw US Attorney General William Barr a big bone in the form ...
Trump’s New Criminal Justice Commission Threatens Reform Wins
Some of the wins of the criminal justice reform movement will be scrutinized in ...
Why Harsher Fentanyl Penalties Will Exacerbate the Overdose Crisis
Congressmembers are pushing for new laws that will impose harsher penalties for potent synthetic ...
Why So Many Prosecutors Enjoy Uncontested Re-Election
There is so much we don’t know about local prosecutors’ offices. Despite handling the ...
Rikers Body Scanners Risk Jailed New Yorkers’ Health
Machines that were once prohibited from being used in New York jails were rolled ...
DA Candidate Plans to Abolish NYC’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor
“Perhaps no one and nothing else in New York City better represents the worst ...
Radical Theater Performance Subverts Rikers Violence
Christmas was a week away. The sky was baby blue, but you wouldn’t have ...
