A surge in fentanyl deaths in the Pacific Northwest, including among children, has prompted leaders in Oregon and Washington to…
Browsing: Reforming the System
17 prisoners incarcerated for various violent crimes at the California State Prison, Sacramento (New Folsom) graduate Friday from a year-long…
Along with a deep analysis of the investigation into Trump’s January 6 involvement, regular viewpoint contributor Gregg Barak highlights the critical intersection of politics and criminal justice, arguing that a second Trump presidency could irreversibly alter the landscape of American democracy and exacerbate systemic issues within the justice system. The author draws on Civil rights Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill’s insights, emphasizing the need for urgent action to prevent the rise of an autocratic regime that could further entrench inequalities and injustices in the system.
A temporary program in Idaho that houses “dangerously mentally ill” patients, who often face no criminal charges, in prisons has…
The White House is hosting nearly 100 lawmakers from 39 states on Wednesday to work on how their states can…
A 126-page lawsuit filed by former and currently incarcerated Alabamians, unions and civil rights organizations accuses the Alabama prison labor…
Cherokee Nation leaders announced the creation of a new task force examining criminal sentencing reform, enhancing the tribe’s existing “reentry”…
Oregon jails that house people awaiting trial on misdemeanor or serious felony charges, sometimes for months or longer, do not…
An ordinance that could have helped people get to vote on whether to build a controversial police and fire department…
A study by a team of researchers at Harvard Medical School with Brigham and Women’s hospital found that the firearm…