Tag: criminal injustice

    Why the Style of Mimi Rocah’s District Attorney Run Raises Concerns

    I have the unique experience of having worked for 11 different district attorney campaigns. ...

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    Rory Fleming

    How Should Drug Policy Reform Engage “Dealers”?

    People who use marijuana seem to be the target audience for cannabis legalization, which ...

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    Filter Staff

    Six Years Ago, My Cousin Overdosed. What Could Have Saved Her Life?

    This is the worst phone call of my life. It wakes me before 7 ...

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    Jack Murtha

    Giving Incarcerated People “Free” Tablets, Not Books, Is a New Means of Subjugation

    The general idea of US prison policy seems to be to make life as ...

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    Rory Fleming

    Ten Ways States Can Advance Criminal Justice Reform in 2020

    Next year will be a defining one for US politics. The presidential election will ...

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    Filter Staff

    Finally: A Black-Owned, Equity-Program Cannabis Dispensary in San Francisco

    For better or worse, San Francisco has been a leader among cities in many ...

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    Alexander Lekhtman

    Public Health Workers Scramble to Meet Needs of NY’s 2020 Bail Reforms

    On the first day of 2020, around 800 New Yorkers will be released from ...

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    Filter Staff

    Political Rhetoric and Policing: Can We Break the Vicious Circle?

    Our society’s emphasis on drug-law enforcement and the stigmatization and punishment of people who ...

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    Diane Goldstein

    A San Francisco Man Is Currently in Jail for Eating a Cookie in Rehab

    San Francisco Superior Court Judge Michael Begert is probably feeling lucky that he is ...

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    Rory Fleming

    NYC Over-Polices Subway at the Expense of Marginalized People

    In September, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates public transit in New York ...

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    Alexander Lekhtman