Criminal Justice

Brit Hume Slams Biden’s Call For Racial Justice As ‘Black Grievance Politics’

The Fox News analyst says Biden's criminal justice reform plan is “the same black grievance politics we’ve been hearing for decades now.”
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Ice-T Responds To Trump's 'Law & Order' Tweet Exactly How You'd Expect

The "Law & Order: SVU" star didn't let this go.
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Candidates For Home Confinement Have A Problem: Many Can’t Afford It

Incarcerated people are forced to pay for expensive monitoring equipment and aren’t allowed to live in some of the most accessible housing options.
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Governors Are Too Cowardly To Solve The Coronavirus Outbreak In Prisons

Governors have the power to grant clemency to thousands of incarcerated people, but they are too afraid to use it.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Shows America’s Prison System Is ‘Inhumane'

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors explains how the COVID-19 pandemic is sharpening the focus of the prison reform movement.
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Police Are Trying To Free Inmates At Risk Of Coronavirus. Why Are Judges Blocking Them?

Judges are dangerously behind the curve in supporting compassionate release and other plans to reduce the jail population.
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The Only Way To Protect Elderly Prisoners From Coronavirus Is To Release Them

With an aging prison population in the midst of a global health crisis, it's time to prioritize early release for sick and elderly prisoners.
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Amy Klobuchar Calls For Independent Investigation Into Myon Burrell Case

The senator urged Hennepin County's top prosecutor to call for an independent review of the case Klobuchar handled that imprisoned a Black teen for life.
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Newly Released Footage Of 6-Year-Old Girl’s Arrest

Newly released footage shows a 6-year-old student getting arrested and put in a police car.
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The Weinstein Verdict Is A Complicated Win For Survivors

This verdict is empowering but won't fix a broken system.
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