Can Bruen be the Criminal Justice Reform Trojan Horse Public Defenders Envisioned?
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has cut back extensively on criminal defendants’ ability to seek relief from harsh...
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Emily Moran
Nov 143 min read
Attacking the threat of cartels infiltrating Native American communities can’t wait
Content Warning: drugs and addiction Drug cartels are threatening the health and safety of Native American communities by trafficking...
Jordan Singer
Aug 174 min read
The unaddressed issue: trauma in incarcerated women
In recent years, the criminal legal system has experienced a gradual shift towards rehabilitation , emphasizing the creation and...
Kayla Regan
Mar 204 min read
Statute of limitations: Supporting victims of sex abuse
TW: Sexual Violence Most people have heard of the common legal principle of statutes of limitations, but just how the limitations apply...
Haley Filippine
Mar 204 min read
The return to tough-on-crime: The media’s role in rolling back reform.
Rising homelessness, shoplifting and staggering gun violence have dominated headlines and social media feeds across the United States in...
Arielle Aboulafia
Jun 1, 20224 min read
Greenlighting non-police alternatives to traffic enforcement and road safety
Though traditional notions of public safety have long regarded law enforcement as the only effective means of keeping communities safe,...
Breann Bell
May 25, 20223 min read
How HB 459 will update Maryland’s outdated juvenile legal system
Maryland has been making changes to its juvenile legislation, and the state most recently passed the Juvenile Restoration Act (JRA),...
Samuel Disario
Apr 6, 20222 min read
How to ensure every trans person has adequate access to trans-affirming care while incarcerated
On Aug. 16, 2016, Stacy Lorraine Naber, a transgender woman, was found dead in her cell in a mens prison facility at Dade Correctional...
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...
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...
Bennett Nuss
Feb 19, 20224 min read
Legal tracking: Concepcion v. United States
The Supreme Court heard oral argument this term in a case that could substantively change how low-risk prisoners apply for resentencing...
Samuel Disario
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Why queer persons disproportionately experience police violence, how we can fix it
Kayla Moore, a transgender woman, was experiencing a paranoid schizophrenic mental health crisis. Instead of receiving care, she was...
Kevin Botros
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Body-worn cameras: Substantive, distractive or both?
Police Body-Worn Cameras (PBCs) are implemented with various policy goals, but most prominently, they are used to reduce police...
Samantha Hall
Jan 18, 20223 min read
Redesigning youth justice
On Sept. 30, 2021, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month. In this proclamation, he specified...
Emily Gorin
Jan 15, 20223 min read
D.C. Council embarks on rewrite of criminal code
The District of Columbia’s 120-year-old criminal code is finally being rewritten. D.C.’s current criminal code dates back to 1901, the...
Jackie Solomon
Jan 14, 20224 min read
Solitary confinement reform is only for men, apparently
In March 2017, three male prisoners sued the Louisiana Department of Public Safety Corrections (LDOC) and the wardens at the Louisiana...
Kaitlyn Wallace
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Call for reform: Improving access to phones in jail and prison populations
While COVID-19 has drastically affected the jail and prison populations across the country, the pandemic has brought one benefit to the...
Breann Bell
Jan 11, 20223 min read
The unruly world of pleas: Ethics in plea bargaining
Once a frowned-upon practice thought to impede the truth-seeking function of the justice system, plea bargains have become the system....
Felicia Sych
Nov 23, 20212 min read
Knock, knock . . . who’s there: DOJ policy to limit no-knock raids
In most states, police can secure a warrant that enables them to enter a house without knocking or announcing themselves first. The...
Samuel Kwan
Nov 16, 20213 min read
Facebook's criminal liability
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data...
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