Report: Homicide Rates at All-time Low in U.S. Cities Compared to Pre-Epidemic Increases
By Roxy Benson NEW YORK, NY – Major U.S. cities are seeing rapid decreases in homicides, coming…
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Report: Homicide Rates at All-Time Low in U.S. Cities Compared to Pre-Epidemic Increases
By Roxy Benson NEW YORK, NY – Major U.S. cities are seeing rapid decreases in homicides, coming…
Public Health Experts Join Parents to Urge CA Lawmakers to Prioritize Evidence-Based Solutions, Prevent Overdose Deaths
By Perla Brito SACRAMENTO, CA — Laura Guzman, Acting Executive Director at National Harm Reduction Coalition, held…
NY Times Opinion: Former President Lyndon Johnson Knew Exactly What the FBI Was Doing to Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY – Federal Bureau of Information director J. Edgar Hoover had “animus”…
Grand Jury Decides Not to Charge Officers in Shooting Death of Akron Man
By Perla Brito AKRON, OH – Ohio State Attorney General Dave Yost said this week, “A grand…
ACLU Report Finds Significant Strides in Clemency Trends in 2022
By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union’s “Redemption Campaign” released a nationwide…
NY State Lawmaker Vows to Begin Another Hunger Strike to Protest Governor’s Efforts to Gut Bail Reform
By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY – Latrice Walker, attorney and New York Assemblyperson, promised this week…
DOJ Issues Final Rule for Home Confinement under Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act – Suggests Many May Not Be Sent Back to Prison
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced this week the final rule…
Police Stops Significantly Up: Highlights from 2022 NYC Stop, Question, & Frisk Data
By Perla Brito NEW YORK CITY, NY – Data Collaborative for Justice’s new research notes shows police…
NY Lawmakers Opine, ‘Can’t Accept’ NY Governor’s ‘Proposal to Weaken Bail Reform’
By Perla Brito ALBANY, NY – New York State Senator Julia Salazar and Assembly member Latrice Walker…
Psychedelics Decriminalization Bill Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee
By Perla Brito SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of certain psychedelic…
After Tyre Nichols Police Violence Killing, Lawyers of Gershun Freeman Family Discuss Another Memphis In-Custody Death
By Perla Brito MEMPHIS, TN – The family of Gershun Freeman—killed by correctional officers here—civil rights and…
Sentencing Law and Policy: Encouraging Big-City Homicide Trends Continuing into 2023
By Perla Brito COLUMBUS, OH – In law Professor Douglas A. Berman’s most recent blog post, he…
Judge Hesitant Not to Send Man Directly to Jail after He Failed to Surrender Three Years Ago
By Perla Brito MODESTO, CA – Here in Stanislaus County Superior Court this week, Defense Attorney Roxanne…
Law Prof Calls SF District Attorney Decision to Drop SF Cop Shooting ‘Injustice’
By Perla Brito SAN FRANCISCO, CA – George Bisharat, former trial lawyer and Professor of Law at…
Biden Criticized by Criminal Justice Reformers Over Stance on Republican Measure Blocking Changes to DC Crime Code
By Perla Brito and Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sentencing Project and a broad coalition of…
Columnist Notes Rare Victory, Supreme Court Gives Death Row Inmate Chance to Spend Rest of Life in Jail
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, DC – John Montenegro Cruz, an inmate of Arizona’s death row, was granted…
US Plans to Allow Medicaid for Drug Treatment in Prisons
By Perla Brito CAMDEN, NJ – The U.S. government said it wants states to use Medicaid funds…
Anti-Racism Bill Package Introduced, Aimed to Address ‘Systemic Barriers Faced by Communities of Color in California’
By Perla Brito SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Corey A. Jackson this week announced the introduction of an…
Tyre Nichols’ Mother ‘Nightmare’ Continues after Officers Plead Not Guilty
By Perla Brito and Julie McCaffrey MEMPHIS, TN – Tyre Nichols’ family and its attorney, Ben Crump,…