19 Oct Florida Juvenile Justice system Scandals Continue Making Headlines
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has been littered with scandals, but rarely consequences, for more than two decades.
Author: Peter J. Tomasek
18 Oct Supreme Court Raises Qualified Immunity Hurdle Even Higher
In an unsigned opinion issued this morning, the Supreme Court hinted at raising the already-high hurdle for qualified immunity even higher.
16 Oct Even Sesame Street Is Cashing In On Mass Incarceration
Sesame Street teamed up with Global Tel Link, a company that makes hundreds of millions off of families suffering from mass incarceration.
13 Oct Bail Reform is Working in New Jersey
New Jersey voters amended their constitution to implement bail reform. In the years since then, the takeaway is clear: It is working.
12 Oct Rutherford County, Tennessee’s History of Locking Up Kids For Nothing
If you've never heard of Rutherford County, Tennessee, before, you have now—because they're making headlines for locking up kids.
08 Oct Prosecutor Terra Morehead Makes Accountability Seem Impossible
Kansas prosecutor Terra Morehead is back in headlines after even more of her misconduct surfaces. Yet she still faces no accountability.
07 Oct 131 Judges Ruled In Cases In Which They Had a Financial Interest
Over the past ten years, 131 judges have presided over cases in which they had a financial interest. Will they be held accountable?
06 Oct Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Considers Criminal Justice Reform
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus held its annual convention in Atlanta last week, and criminal justice reform was at the center.
05 Oct Human Rights Watch Tells Congress to Prioritize Sentencing Reform
Yesterday, Human Rights Watch sent a letter to Congress, calling on lawmakers to pass three much-needed sentencing-reform bills now.
04 Oct Study Shows Ten-Year Sentences More Common in United Kingdom
We normally think about the rise in long-term sentences as an inherently American problem, but the United Kingdom faces the same problem, too.