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POLITICS
Prosecutive Winds Of Change
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Dan Satterberg, Contributors
There are two sea-changes occurring right now in the American criminal justice system. And they are pulling the winds of
BLACK VOICES
Cory Booker Doesn't Agree With Kaepernick's Action, But Supports His Message
By Rahel Gebreyes
The New Jersey senator compared the quarterback to Muhammad Ali.
POLITICS
Grateful Dead Fan Who Sold LSD Granted Clemency From Life In Prison
By Steven Hoffer
Timothy Tyler had no history of violence or prison time when he was sentenced to life behind bars.
POLITICS
President Obama Continues to Commute Sentences of Non-violent Drug War Prisoners
By Anthony Papa, Contributor
Artist, Activist and Author
This week President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 214 people incarcerated in federal prison, almost all for drug offenses. This brings his total number of clemencies granted to 562 people.
CRIME
After 13 Years in Prison, Weldon Angelos is a Free Man
By Jason Kitchen, Contributor
Public Relations Consultant/Writer
13 years ago, Weldon Angelos' world was turned upside down; his life instantly transformed into a veritable nightmare. At the age of 24, Angelos was indicted on three counts of marijuana distribution to an undercover informant.
POLITICS
Time Is Running Out For The Senate To Finally Do Something About Sentencing Reform
By Laura Barrón-López
The bipartisan legislation, which would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders, is waiting to be brought up for a vote.
POLITICS
Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Just Bragged About Sending This Man To Prison. Now He's Free.
By Emily L. Judd and Ryan J. Reilly
He was let out mere days after Merrick Garland's big moment.
POLITICS
The Laws that Betrayed Their Makers: Why Mandatory Minimums Still Exist
By Amos Irwin, Contributor
Training Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
There are two problems with threatening long sentences to extract cooperation from low-level drug offenders. This strategy is ineffective in impacting the drug trade. It also inflicts immense collateral damage on innocent people and low-level offenders, while letting the guiltiest offenders off more easily.
POLITICS
Senators Breathe New Life Into Criminal Justice Reform Bill, Unveil Changes
By Laura Barrón-López
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell still needs convincing to back the revised legislation.
BLACK VOICES
Bill Clinton's "Almost Apology" Rings Hollow
By Glenn Martin, Contributor
Founder and President, JustLeadershipUSA
One of the biggest problems with Bill Clinton's angry and defensive response to the Black Lives Matter protesters is the way he assumes the truth-teller's mantle. He accuses the protesters of being "afraid of the truth" but it is really the other way around.
BLACK VOICES
Why Federal Sentencing Reform Would Make a Difference -- Particularly for Communities of Color
By Wade Henderson, Contributor
Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Professor of Public Interest Law at the UD...
These bills would address this racial unfairness by allowing individuals with a modestly greater criminal history to qualify for safety valve relief.
POLITICS
Mass Incarceration's Toll on Women
By Michele Goodwin, Contributor
Chancellor's Professor, Award-Winning Author, Advocate, Lectur...
Yet, families throughout the U.S. know that the burdens, pain, and trauma of mass incarceration extend to women and girls
POLITICS
The GOP Argument Against Criminal Justice Reform Just Got Dismantled
By Matt Ferner
Former NYC police commissioner Bernard Kerik says Sen. Tom Cotton's argument against reform "is simply false."
POLITICS
Americans Are Sick Of The 'Tough On Crime' Era
By Matt Ferner
An overwhelming number of voters want to reform the federal justice system, a new poll finds.
POLITICS
Federal Prisons Are In Crisis. Congress And The President Need To Step Up.
By Ryan J. Reilly
The drug war's harsh sentencing has led to serious overcrowding, a new report says.
POLITICS
The Invasive Species-Eastern Oregon and Right Wing Fever
By Matt Ebert, Contributor
Farmer, Writer, Agitator
Militia groups have been active in the Northwest for decades. What they want is an overthrow of federal authority and a return to old-school traditional family values.
POLITICS
No, The Oregon Ranchers' Prison Sentences Are Not 'Cruel And Unusual'
By Cristian Farias
But there's still reason to sympathize with their militant defenders.
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