Tag: policing
Voting Begins on Marijuana Decrim, No-Knock Warrants Ban in Austin
Early voting kicked off in Austin, Texas on April 25, giving voters a chance ...
The Tenderloin Suffers Under Another Inhumane Crackdown
“The Tenderloin is a beautifully complicated area. It’s rich in all sorts of intersecting ...
Biden Plans an Extra $30 Billion to Fund the Police
President Biden doesn’t want to defund the police. Instead, he wants to give them ...
Tucson’s Top Prosecutor Pulls Back From No-Minor-Drug-Charges Policy
In 2016, Barbara LaWall, then the elected prosecutor of Pima County (Tucson), published an ...
Chicago Mayor Wants to Expand Civil Asset Forfeiture to “Gang Activity”
Chicago City Council will soon vote on a controversial ordinance to use civil asset ...
Washington State’s $125 Million Drug War Restitution Plan Is Only a Start
Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) wants to invest $125 million each year, funded by ...
CA Bill to Decriminalize “Loitering” Spotlights Cops-Turned-Politicians
A 2019 explainer from CalMatters on the difficulties of police reform in Sacramento explained ...
One Year on, Oregon Drug Decriminalization Is Boosting Harm Reduction and Housing
February 1 marks the one-year anniversary since Measure 110 took effect in Oregon, decriminalizing ...
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Rapidly Backpedals on Radical Reforms
Alvin Bragg, a former state and federal prosecutor, won the competitive 2021 Manhattan district ...
Doubling Down on Fentanyl Myths, West Virginia Bill Would Punish “Exposing” Cops
On January 18, West Virginia legislators advanced a bill that would make “exposing” law ...
