A new report by the Pew Research Center showed 87 percent of black Americans believe the criminal justice system is racially biased and a national problem, whereas only 61 percent of white Americans agree.
Author: Megan Hadley
Landing a conviction in the second trial of actor Bill Cosby meant dismantling rape myths and educating jurors on the truths behind their preconceived beliefs on sexual assault, according to Kristen Gibbons Feden, the special prosecutor in the case.
Most of the United States’ 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants live in just 20 major metropolitan areas, with the largest populations in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, according to new study by the Pew Research Center.
Growing collaboration between community service providers and police has begun to make headway in an epidemic that has made hospital emergency rooms “busier than bar rooms,” a former Massachusetts sheriff told a panel at John Jay College. The innovative “deflection” approach helps addicts avoid becoming entangled with the justice system.
George Gascón, the San Fransisco District Attorney, highlighted the irreversible damage of mass incarceration at the 14th annual Harry Frank Guggenheim conference at John Jay College. He also noted the specific power and control DA’s have to fix the problem, including restorative justice models like neighborhood courts.
In the first lawsuit of its kind, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) won a key ruling Tuesday allowing a federal lawsuit challenging the State of Connecticut’s discriminatory practice known as “prison gerrymandering” to proceed.
Life sentences in the U.S. continue to rise despite declining crime rates, according to The Sentencing Project. The figures were released to coincide with a national campaign spearheaded by the Wash. DC nonprofit to end life imprisonment and cap sentences at 20 years.
In a blunt talk to students and faculty at John Jay College, Gurbir Grewal said state attorneys-general have been critical to the struggle against “harebrained” federal efforts to criminalize immigrants over the past two years. But conservative federal court appointments will make things tougher, he warned.
Long-buried secrets of one of the world’s most notorious drug gangs have emerged during the ongoing trial in Brooklyn, N.Y., of the Mexican kingpin known as El Chapo.
A broad range of states, from New Jersey to South Dakota, are reporting significant reductions in the number of ex-offenders who return to prison within three years of their release. Some corrections authorities trace their success to federal funding provided through legislation like the Second Chance Act .