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Kimberly Tanner
Apr 9, 20244 min read
Secure D.C.: The omnibus crime bill and its impact on D.C. youth.
On March 11, 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 into law. More commonly known as the “Secure...
Vicky Cheng
Mar 14, 20224 min read
Forgotten by their keepers: Ensuring Eighth Amendment protections during COVID-19
For more than a year now, correctional staff in most states have been eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. They are prioritized given the...
Kayla Ollendorff
Mar 14, 20223 min read
D.C. jail conditions: Cruel and unusual punishment?
The pandemic has ravaged the criminal legal system, and COVID-19 has only aggravated the poor conditions within jails and prisons...
Felicia Sych
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Why are airline passengers flying off the handle?
As the world continues to open due to the COVID-19 vaccine, many people are taking to the skies to travel and regain some sense of...
Danielle Davis
Feb 26, 20223 min read
Rebranding the school to prison pipeline: From classroom to Zoom room
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, students across the country adapted to online, distance learning—a reality that...
Nikko Respeto
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Pandemic, pistols & pandemonium: Rise in gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency. Unfortunately, as cases of COVID-19 began to skyrocket...
Kaitlyn Wallace
Apr 5, 20213 min read
COVID-19's impact on jury selection
As COVID-19 continues to persist after hitting the year mark this March, trials have started to resume in courthouses across the country. Th
Emily Gorin
Mar 31, 20215 min read
Court proceedings and trials during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in courts shutting down in-person appearances. Courts then turned to virtual proceedings as it continued. In
Alexandra Perona
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Diversion in the time of COVID-19
The criminal justice system has various purposes, with incapacitation, otherwise referred to as incarceration, being the most common....
Caitlyn Greene
Jan 25, 20213 min read
The forgotten at-risk population, COVID-19 in the U.S. criminal justice system
As countries distribute vaccines to their citizens the world breathes a sigh of relief. In the United States health care workers and...
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