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The stakes are rising in Atlanta
The Georgia Attorney General has indicted 61 people associated with the ‘stop cop city’ movement in Atlanta with very serious RICO charges. Defendants…
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Yes, slavery is still legal in the U.S. But pressure is building to change that
Forced prison labor is constitutional under the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery except for people convicted of a crime. Yes, forced labor is…
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Latest roundup of criminal justice news, updates, and commentary
Top reads: Listening to Taylor Swift in prison; Dungeons and Dragons on death row; the regulation of grief in prison. Topics to get smart on: Prison…
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August 23 roundup of criminal justice news, commentary, media and reports
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June 6 Criminal justice updates and commentary roundup
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The power of media to define what's salient
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Visiting Pelican Bay Prison
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A straightforward way to stop making homelessness worse
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August 23 roundup of criminal justice news, commentary, media and reports
Top reads: The Connecticut miracle; Jamelle Bouie on why billionaires backed Hanania; Sentenced to life as boys; know your seasons; most police spending…
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Heat Desperation in a Texas Prison
Kwaneta Harris is an incarcerated writer held in solitary confinement in Texas. The following are the beginning paragraphs of her recent story. Go read…
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The Battle for Rikers
In the six years since Mayor DeBlasio committed to closing the deadly and decrepit Rikers Island jail complex, which traumatizes and impoverishes tens…
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July 30 roundup of criminal justice news and updates
Hi all, due to vacation, I’ve been delayed in posting this — below you’ll find news and updates here up till July 24. My next roundup post will catch…
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July 10 Criminal Justice News and Updates Roundup
Hi everyone! I’m excited to share another round of updates. I read a lot of Twitter and other news so you don’t have to! Please feel free to leave…
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Holding people in jail on bail increases crime, finds California judge
Bail reform is one of the more complex and thorny arenas of criminal justice policy work, because there are a lot of ways for judges to interpret most…
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June 6 Criminal justice updates and commentary roundup
Top reads: Chris Blackwell on the horrors of county jail; Ruthie Gilmore’s latest interview; Read six stories and poems written by mothers in prison…
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