Criminal Justice

Senator Dianne Feinstein

Secrets of the Trump-Russia Dossier Secrets of the Trump-Russia Dossier

There are some eye-popping revelations in the transcript of Glenn Simpson’s testimony before Congress.

Jan 12, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

Police surveillance

How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities

While the Ceasefire model of policing looks progressive, its reliance on collective punishment is anything but.

Jan 12, 2018 / Max Rivlin-Nadler

All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement

All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement

Prison-reform advocates send New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a Christmas card, asking him to spend a day alone in a cell.

Dec 22, 2017 / Victoria Law

Angola prison

‘We’re Basically Guessing on These Cases’: Louisiana’s Disastrous Resentencing Hearings ‘We’re Basically Guessing on These Cases’: Louisiana’s Disastrous Resentencing Hearings

SCOTUS has required the reconsideration of hundreds of sentences that put kids in prison for life.

Dec 22, 2017 / Jessica Pishko

Voting Rights Restoration Initiative

This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians

If it passes, the measure will automatically re-enfranchise most felons after their sentences are complete.

Dec 20, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

Representative Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters Connects the Dots on Trump, Deutsche Bank, and Russia Maxine Waters Connects the Dots on Trump, Deutsche Bank, and Russia

Special counsel Mueller’s bank subpoenas could shed light on Trump associates’ ties to Russian money laundering.

Dec 19, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeff Sessions

How the Justice Department Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis How the Justice Department Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis

Instead of criminalizing drug use, the Department of Justice should do these three things.

Dec 18, 2017 / Megan McLemore

(Reuters / Aaron Bernstein)

Roy Moore Isn’t the Only One Who Thinks Dating Kids Is Fine Roy Moore Isn’t the Only One Who Thinks Dating Kids Is Fine

Just ask their parents first.

Dec 13, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Robert Mueller

Cornered and Facing ‘Existential’ Crisis, Will Trump Fire Mueller? Cornered and Facing ‘Existential’ Crisis, Will Trump Fire Mueller?

His deputy attorney general is under the gun as Trump allies lose patience with the Russiagate investigation.

Dec 12, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Elderly inmates

Our Prison Population Is Getting Older and Older Our Prison Population Is Getting Older and Older

Could programs like compassionate release provide refuge from a criminal-justice system run amok?

Dec 11, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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