Unprecedented Arguments As Deputy DAs Push Lawsuit Against Gascón’s Reforms, Gascón Stands Behind Prosecutorial Discretion
By David M. Greenwald A lawsuit by the Association of Deputy District Attorneys in the County of…
Pressure Builds on Biden to End Federal Death Penalty As 100 Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Immediate Action
By David M. Greenwald The unprecedented wave of executions by the federal government at the end of…
Guest Commentary: Trump’s Last Days in Office Marred by Disregard for Human Life – Death Penalty Just Another Example.
By Donald Ayer, Deborah Gonzalez and Miriam Aroni Krinsky -Trump reinstated federal executions after nearly 20 years, with three slated for this week. When will the U.S. drop the practice and join other Western nations?
Trump Administration Rushes to Execute Three More People Prior to Inauguration Day
By William McCurry TERRA HAUTE, IN – Despite other political events – like the Capitol assault by…
President-Elect Joe Biden to Name Judge Merrick Garland As His Attorney General
By Roxanna Jarvis WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Joe Biden is expected to choose Judge Merrick Garland—the federal…
Commentary: Time After Time, Discretion in Criminal Legal System Leads to Huge Racial Disparities
By David Greenwald We have seen in a wide variety of areas that, where police and prosecutors…
Guest Commentary: L.A. and S.F. have it right: No children should be prosecuted as adults
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Marcy Mistrett Among the impressive reforms that Los Angeles County District Attorney…
Guest Commentary: Why COVID-19 Makes Marijuana Enforcement a Waste of Resources
By Eli Savit, Neill Franklin, and Miriam Krinsky In red and blue states, from rural areas to…
Guest Commentary: 2020 Vote Saw Pro-Reform Prosecutors Win – They Need to Fix Mistakes by their Predecessors
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Barry Scheck Prosecutorial misconduct played a role in 30 percent of cases…
San Francisco DA, Fair and Just Prosecution Founder in Webinar on Racial Injustice and Mass Incarceration
By Evie Sun and Cailin Garcia MANHATTAN, NY — Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) hosted a webinar…
Guest Commentary: Community Supervision, Once Intended to Help Offenders, Contributes More to Mass Incarceration
Justice officials are recognizing that community supervision can be a tripwire that perpetuates incarceration based on crimeless…
Guest Commentary: Philadelphia Case Could Clear the Way for Safe Injection Sites
By Chesa Boudin, Sarah George and Miriam Aroni Krinsky All eyes were on Philadelphia this month, as…
Criminal Justice Leaders Calling For Injunction Against Federal Troop Deployment to American Cities
Washington, DC – The pushback against Trump administration policies on federal law enforcement deployment and tactics continued…
Guest Commentary: Barrett Confirmation Means Roe Is at Risk, and Prosecutors Need to Step Up
Nearly 70 state, local prosecutors have pledged not to criminalize women or their abortion providers for health…
Guest Commentary: Failures of Grand Jury Process Evident in Breonna Taylor Case
Process originally meant to be ‘bulwark … between the ordinary citizen and an overzealous prosecutor’ has turned…
64 Prosecutors Pledge to Not Criminalize Abortion, Even if Roe v. Wade Overturned
By Anika Khubchandani LOS ANGELES – Sixty-four elected prosecutors across the U.S. – including CA Attorney General…
Guest Commentary: Policymakers, Time To End Juvenile Life Sentencing
By Buta Biberaj, Carol Siemon and Miriam Aroni Krinsky A viral video in August showed an 8-year-old…
Former ‘Lifer” Becomes 1st ‘Artist in Residence’ for Philly District Attorney’s Office
By Susana Jurado PHILADELPHIA – The District Attorney’s Office officially appointed its first ever “Artist in Residence,”…
Guest Commentary: A Smarter Approach to Measuring Prosecutorial Success
By Anthony Thompson and Miriam Krinsky As the field of prosecution has increasingly recognized the failure of…
DOJ Policy Change May Aid Election Interference, Charges Prosecutor Group’s Exec Director
By Anika Khubchandani LOS ANGELES – The weakening of the Department of Justice’s Election Interference Policy has…
