Interrogating Justice
03 Dec Sen. Durbin’s Call for BOP Director’s Dismissal Goes Unanswered
Senator Dick Durbin is calling on the Biden Administration to dismiss BOP Director Michael Carvajal again, but will it matter?
30 Nov Senators Introduce Bill To Improve Court Attendance
The Criminal Judicial Administration Act is a bill aimed to improve court attendance in federal court, and it already has bipartisan support.
17 Nov Study Says Mass Incarceration Helped COVID Cases, Deaths Spread
A study found that millions of COVID cases could have been prevented if the U.S. had managed the incarceration levels more effectively.
16 Nov U.S. Criminal Justice System Has much to Learn from Finland’s
Finland’s recidivism rate is one of the lowest in the world, perhaps the US should take notice of this approach to true criminal justice..
15 Nov The Biden Administration Has Gone Quiet On Justice Reform at the BOP
President Biden campaigned heavily on justice reform. However, various justice reform groups have called out the president for his apparent lack of action.
15 Nov Shortage of Correctional Staff in Federal Prisons is Dangerous
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a staffing crisis. To compensate for this, the BOP is paying overtime to its employees to cover these low staffing levels. How does this affect the quality of care that federal prisoners receive?
12 Nov Execution in Texas Stayed After Judge is Accused of Anti-Semitism
Religious beliefs and judiciary duty shouldn't coincide. In Texas, a death-row prisoner was granted a stay of execution after he alleged his trial judge of anti-Semitic views. Read inside to know about this former judge whose anti-Semitic views landed in an unfair trial.
12 Nov Illegal Practices by New Orleans DA Ends in a Historic Settlement
A legal settlement brings an end to far too long coercive and illegal practices by Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (OPDA) and brings legal reforms for the state.
12 Nov Biden Can Decriminalize Federal Marijuana Without Lawmakers, CRS Report Finds
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report outlined that while President Biden cannot deschedule marijuana on a federal level through an executive order, he can order federal agencies to treat it differently and remove it from the Controlled Substances Act.
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