Marsy’s Law: Harmful to Defendants
The 2018 midterms saw the passage in several states of Marsy’s Law: a law that elevates the “rights” of victims […]
The Exclusionary Nature of Florida Amendment 4
Our criminal justice system acts punitively long after the sentence ends. Most notably, harsh laws continue to punish those convicted
The Legacy of the Prison Litigation Reform Act
As Hurricane Florence loomed over the Carolinas, stories broke of South Carolina prisons failing to evacuate prisoners near the coast,
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: April 12
Criminal Legal System Our unemployment rate fails to account for mass incarceration. Mass incarceration disproportionately affects black communities. Unemployment
Unpacking Criminal Justice Reform
Civil rights activists recognize mass incarceration as the most pressing issue of our time. With books like The New Jim
What Our Current Emphasis on DACA Recipients Says About the Overall Immigration Debate
On February 26, a California district court judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot revoke DACA recipients’ work authorization without