North Carolina Promises Big Step Addressing Racial Inequality in the Justice System
By Ayanna Gandhi NORTH CAROLINA – North Carolina state executive leadership—from the state supreme court chief justice…
California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations
While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID-19…
Guest Commentary: Biden-Bernie ‘Unity Task Force’ Makes Dispiriting Criminal Justice Reform Picks
by Rory Fleming In an attempt to unite the centrist and progressive wings of the Democratic Party,…
Groups Urge Cuomo to Stop ‘Empty Gestures’ and ‘False Hope’ Regarding COVID-19 in Prisons
By Shellsea Lomeli NEW YORK – The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign (RAPP) along with several…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 68: Melissa Mark-Viverito Runs for Congress in the Bronx
Melissa Mark-Viverito, born in Puerto Rico, has been a councilmember in New York City, representing areas of…
COVID and Our Broken Justice System
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice reformers have been hustling to get people out…
Restorative Justice International Podcast with Vincent Schiraldi of the Columbia Justice Lab
Vincent Schiraldi is a Senior Research Scientist at the Columbia School of Social Work and co-Director of…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 63 – Jodie Sinclair and Her Book ‘Love Behind Bars’
In 1981, Jodie Sinclair was a journalist visiting the Angola Prison in Louisiana to do a story…
Dade Police Switch to Citations Rather than Arrests For Misdemeanors
One of America’s largest police forces says it’s drastically reducing the number of people it arrests during…
Critics of Progressive Judges Find a Willing Ally in Local Newsrooms
With few exceptions, news outlets in Harris County, Texas, spotlight singular instances of crime to allege that…
Racial Justice Act Introduced in Legislature to End Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
Assemblymember Ash Kalra officially introduced the California Racial Justice Act, a landmark bill that addresses racial discrimination…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 49 – ACLU’s Udi Ofer Talks Justice Reform
Udi Ofer is the ACLU Director of the Justice Division and Deputy National Political Director. We talked…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 48 – Contra Costa DA Diana Becton
Diana Becton took an unusual route to become a prosecutor. She had served 22 years as a…
De-Escalating Police Response to Mental Health Crises
At last week’s Justice Collaborative symposium, Justice Guarantee Convening, a panel of speakers addressed the issue of…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 47 – Jonathan Rapping and Gideon’s Promise
Jonathan Rapping is a nationally renowned criminal justice innovator who is the founder and president of Gideon’s…
Addressing Incarceration, Extreme Sentencing, and Structural Racism in Our Criminal Legal System
Last week the Justice Collaborative held an all-day seminar, the Justice Guarantee Event in San Francisco. At…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 44: Senator Nancy Skinner
Senator Nancy Skinner has authored some of the most important criminal justice legislation in the state. Senator…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Earns a Big Endorsement from LA Times
We are just about a week out from the primary election and, aside from the presidential race,…
Tulsa County DA, Staunch Opponent of Criminal Justice Reform, Hit with Bar Complaint for Allowing Unlicensed Interns to Prosecute in Over 150 Cases
The Tulsa County DA’s Office used interns and other non-lawyers to prosecute perhaps as many as 100…
The Path to Liberation Does Not Go through Pretrial Punishment
By Vaidya Gullapalli On Monday, a caller to the Brian Lehrer Show expressed his discomfort with the…
