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Harris, Walz and the Minnesota Freedom Fund Aug. 07, 2024
Kamala Harris announced that her running mate will be Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who drew national huz... Read More
The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention Sep. 18, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Lashawn Thompson died late last year while being detained pretrial in Atlanta's Fulton County jail. ... Read More
The Illinois Supreme Court Cash Bail Ruling Explained Jul. 24, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Under a landmark court ruling issued this week, Illinois will become the first state in the nation t... Read More
Who Says Democrats are Soft on Crime? Mar. 24, 2022
Frank Abrokwa is the repeat offender who, to the shock of many, was released after smearing his own ... Read More
Arrested? How Making Bail Determines Your Experience With Our Justice System Feb. 18, 2022
I was 19 years old when a car turned left in front of me without looking and I plowed into it. First... Read More
Don't Blame Bail Reform for Violent Crime Jul. 04, 2021
The Fourth of July is an occasion for the reading of the Declaration of Independence. But a better p... Read More
Get Ready for Fights Over Criminal Justice Reform Jan. 23, 2021
In the brand-new year ahead, get ready for some brand-new moves to change the nation's criminal just... Read More
Bail Reform Has Not Unleashed Violent Crime Nov. 22, 2020
The book of Ecclesiastes advises that the Almighty sends rain to fall on both the just and the unjus... Read More
Prosecutors: Do Your Job! Sep. 12, 2020
There is a destructive crime and justice trend afoot that clearly endangers public safety. No, it is... Read More
The Staggering Costs of Imprisonment in the US May. 25, 2019
Guess how much our nation's system of mass incarceration costs each year? I'm talking about the taxp... Read More
High Cash Bail Without Due Process Violates Defendants' Fundamental Rights Feb. 04, 2019
If America's constitutional principle of justice had to be boiled down to four words, they would be:... Read More
Say Goodbye to Government by the People Nov. 08, 2016
When San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced that he would not defend the city in a fed... Read More
