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Pennsylvania Court to Review 'Death-By-Incarceration' Jun. 11, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, the former state attorney general, has called for the end of the sta... Read More
President Biden's Order To Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service Mar. 04, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
At the onset of President Joe Biden's term, in January 2021, he issued an executive order to phase o... Read More
Lifting the Veil on the Design of Predictive Tools in the Criminal Legal System Dec. 04, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Recently, the National Institute of Justice — the research arm of the Department of Justice &#... 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
Jailing Parents for Kids' School Absences Is Counterproductive and Wrong Aug. 24, 2023
As most jurisdictions in America are fundamentally rethinking the nation's long, troubling history o... Read More
The Civilizational Suicide of 'Criminal Justice Reform' Apr. 15, 2022
The long and disturbing rap sheet of Frank James, the black nationalist New York City subway shooter... Read More
In This Season of Compassion, Spare a Thought for Prisoners Dec. 04, 2021
During the weeks between Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas I always recall warm childhood memorie... Read More
Our Incarceration Nation: Even After Prison, Many Americans Are Held Captive Jul. 10, 2021
Did you realize that there are more Americans on parole or probation than are held within the prison... Read More
Tackling 'Very Unfair' Drug Penalties Could Help Trump Win: If He Wants Voters to Take Him Seriously, He Should Stop Pretending the Problem Has Been Solved Feb. 12, 2020
Donald Trump, who ran for president in 2016 on a "law and order" platform borrowed from Richard Nixo... Read More
Keep Mentally Ill out of Jails Jan. 28, 2020
Jails are not the right place to treat mental illness. And yet in Michigan, local lock-ups have beco... Read More
Life Can Improve, Even During Impeachments Oct. 04, 2019
Underneath the clash and clang of controversy over presidential impeachment, public policy and perso... Read More
How to Sell Sep. 15, 2019
Dear Edith: My wife and I are approaching our 80s and thinking about selling our cottage. It is on t... Read More
Federal Criminal Justice Reform Takes a Big First Step Forward Jul. 26, 2019
Within hours after the First Step Act went into effect last Friday, 3,100 inmates qualified for rele... 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
Without Medicaid, Justice Reform Is a Con Apr. 05, 2019
During the final days of March, President Donald Trump proclaimed that April would be the "Second Ch... Read More
The Cold, Hard Facts About Illegal Aliens and Crime -- There Aren't Any Dec. 01, 2018
We hear so much these days about the migrant caravan straining to cross into the U.S. Media reports ... Read More
The End of the Crime Wars Nov. 15, 2018
Maybe it's fitting that only two weeks after running his own version of the 1988 "Willie Horton" ad ... Read More
Taking Care of Kids Who Witness Death Jun. 16, 2018
Normally, small research studies don't interest me much because they usually don't include a large c... Read More
The Opioid Crisis: No One's Fault and Everyone's Fault Jul. 04, 2017
CANTON, Ohio — Despite his gaunt frame and sunken eyes, he walks with a distinct swagger down ... Read More
Thinking Outside the Box on Sentencing Guidelines Feb. 04, 2017
Change is often a good thing. Thinking outside the box can bring about dynamic and fresh solutions t... Read More
