Tag: mass incarceration
Biden’s pardon of those convicted of marijuana possession is a huge step
October 7, 2022 | Post
President Biden has made the momentous decision to issue a pardon for all those convicted under federal law for possession of marijuana. This long overdue course of action is a huge step in the right direction.
Attorney voucher programs and criminal justice reform
April 22, 2022 | Post
If attorney voucher programs were in effect, they would decrease incarceration rates, making it more difficult to convict people for victimless crimes.
Every 25 seconds: Human Rights Watch and the ACLU document more harms from drug prohibition
October 26, 2016 | Post
A new report from the ACLU and Human Rights Watch details many of the harms associated with the criminalization of drug possession. The most striking finding from the report is that police in the United States arrest more people for marijuana offenses than for all violent crimes combined. The title of the report, “Every 25 […]
What You Need to Know About the Justice Department Prison Announcement
August 22, 2016 | Post
The DOJ’s announcement to discontinue the use of private prisons only affects about 16% of federal prisoners.
Racial discrimination in the U.S. criminal justice system: did you know?
February 25, 2016 | Post
You’ve probably heard about racial disparity in the U.S. criminal justice system. With the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York in the last few years, national attention has been brought to racial injustice in policing. But it’s not just the police who are responsible for racial discrimination in the […]