Tag: criminal injustice
Oakland DA Recall Effort Reflects Double Standards
Oakland District Attorney Pamela Price is currently facing a recall effort, as the latest ...
Pardon Certificates for Federal Cannabis Convictions: Slow Progress
The Justice Department (DOJ) is extending a public comment period concerning its marijuana pardon ...
California Finally Clearing Cannabis Records. Will Lessons Be Learned?
California officials have announced that they’re finally making substantial progress on clearing old marijuana ...
Brazil’s Supreme Court Shamefully Ducks Key Drug-Decrim Ruling
On May 24, after eight full years of negligence, the Brazilian Supreme Court was ...
ACLU Fights to Stop Sweeps Against Unhoused People in Phoenix
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the city of Phoenix, Arizona, over ...
Minnesota to Become 23rd State to Fully Legalize Cannabis
Minnesota is poised to become the 23rd state to legalize cannabis for adult use. ...
Pittsburgh Bucks National Trend by Backing Reform Prosecutor in Primary
Many of the “progressive prosecutors,” as they are popularly known, who began winning elections ...
EU Moves Toward Banning Algorithmic Policing and Sentencing
In the United States, many top criminal-legal system operatives and thought leaders worship at ...
“In the Dark”—the Wait for Another Unexplained Parole Denial
The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles consists of five people who report ...
Fentanyl-Related Substances: Don’t Make Trump’s Policy Permanent
The vast majority (83 percent) of voters agree that the “War on Drugs” has ...
