As police departments’ roles are widened beyond their expertise, police are granted vast discretion to employ tactics of force, and there is

In recent months, decriminalization of improper entry into the United States has become a mainstream issue in the Democratic primary....

Prison sucks, but so does the aftermath. In the United States, we impose some serious penalties on convicted felons even after their...

It is no secret that solitary confinement can have a detrimental and lasting effect on its victims’ psyche and physical health. The...

The Eighth Amendment reads, “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments...

Statistics show that over 200,000 text messages are sent every second of the day. As technology has risen, particularly among the current...

*Formatting updated Oct. 25, 2023 On April 11, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex...

Looking at the D.C. Escape Statute (D.C. Code § 22-2601(a)(2)) and the recent court decision in Davis v. United States, it is interesting...

The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution reads “excessive bails shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.” But...

In January 2018, a guilty verdict was reached against a former prison guard from the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York. He was...

Substance use disorder is a public health crisis, with 1.5 times more individuals suffering from addiction than all those suffering from...

On October 1st, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, shooting over five hundred people, killing just under...

The opioid epidemic has continued to be a national issue that has plagued our country for multiple years and is showing no signs of...

In February 2017 Maryland’s highest court unanimously approved Rule 4-216.1. This rule provides guidance to judges regarding pre-trial...

The State of New Jersey has become a leader in criminal justice reform, from Drug Court to Pre-Trial Intervention. One of the many recent...

​As of September 2016, 1,845 individuals are under the supervision of the DC Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC has calculated a...

As of July 1, 2016, there are 2,905 Americans on death row. Almost one-third of those inmates live in one of these three states:...

Before coming to law school, I volunteered in the Public Defender’s Office in Ohio and specifically worked in the juvenile justice...

Stop-and-frisk is undoubtedly a hot topic in this campaign season. Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump is a proponent of...

California has recently prioritized the reduction of convictions that were deemed wrongful in hopes of creating an equal and leveled...