Tag: criminal injustice
New York Decriminalizes Cannabis, But Fails to Address Injustice
After stalling cannabis legalization in spring 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into ...
Algorithm Using Racist Drug War Data to Determine Missourians’ Freedom
An algorithm based on data from decades of drug war policing that disproportionately targets ...
Kamala Harris Cannabis Legalization Bill Is Also About Immigrant Justice
On July 22, Senator Kamala Harris, the betting markets’ favorite to become the 2020 ...
Memo to Josh Shapiro: Attorneys General Do Have the Right to Be Good
A fun exercise is to check your state’s constitution and search the term “attorney ...
Inside the Philippines Prison That Sparked Duterte’s Murderous Drug War
Twenty-three thousand dead. That’s the latest estimate—and maybe a low one—of people killed by ...
A Conversation with Michael Johnson, Criminalized by Missouri’s HIV Law
Last week, Michael Johnson, a young black gay man, was released earlier than expected ...
How Oklahoma’s Top Prosecutors Gang Up Against Reform
Conservative district attorneys often seem like they are at one-on-one political war with their ...
After Michael Johnson’s Release, What Next for Missouri HIV Criminalization?
On July 9, Michael Johnson, a Black gay man from Missouri, made headlines when ...
“When They See Us” Depicts Gaslighting as a Form of Police Abuse
Listen to me, Tron. I need you to do what the police want you ...
New North Carolina Drug-Induced Homicide Law Ramps Up Punishments
On July 8, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed into law a bill creating ...
