Tag: criminal injustice
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 ...
High-Stakes Race to Be Pittsburgh’s Top Prosecutor Refuses to Die
The 2019 competition for who gets to be Allegheny County, Pennsylvania’s elected District Attorney ...
Inspired by the Queens DA Battle? Here Are Four More Key Races in 2019
Tiffany Cabán, a highly progressive, 31-year-old queer Latina public defender, stunned the world last ...
Which Presidential Candidate Would Give David Barren His Freedom?
Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow, published in 2010, probably did more than any ...
