The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in May 2020 provoked national turmoil. It transformed qualified immunity into an issue of national importance, seemingly overnight.
The First Step Act provisions on powder-versus-crack cocaine sentencing were significant, but maybe not for low-level offenders.
From its inception, JPay's business model has been to charge high fees for more convenient services. But in many jails and prisons, residents don't have other options.
The United States Supreme Court denied the appeal of Brett Jones,. Jones killed his grandfather in self-defense when he was 15 years old. The opinion, delivered by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, stands for the proposition that judges should have discretion to sentence youth offenders as they
The Supreme Court decision in Edwards v Vannoy showcases exactly why letting nonunanimous jury verdicts stand is so dangerous.
States and court systems charge fees for dozens of items, ranging from facilities fees to fees that feed into law enforcement retirement pools. This system of fees can trap justice-impacted people in cycles of poverty. It also increases the likelihood that these people end up
The First Step Act has a measure for rehabilitating prisoners that could start now, but the BOP has slow-walked its implementation anyway.
Public defenders make the Sixth Amendment's right-to-counsel guarantee possible, but some say their independence is in jeopardy in Louisiana.
The school to prison pipeline perpetuates mass incarceration and generational trauma, and it disproportionately affects students of color.
Intergenerational incarceration is a term used to describe when family members from more than one generation enter the justice system. For example, a father and son who both spend time in prison experience intergenerational incarceration.