If we don’t fix this issue, then the effectiveness of our criminal justice system will continue to decline. Already, the U.S. boasts a terrible recidivism rate, as nearly two-thirds of released ...

We picked policy issues that are already prominent in the news, as well as cribbing from the criminal justice platform of the Brennan Center for Justice, a left-leaning policy organization that ...

Criminal Justice Is a State Issue. State power is the path to racial equality and liberation. Feb. 24, 2021. Credit... Jim Goldberg/Magnum Photos. Share full article. 179. 179. By Charles M. Blow.

On Nov. 6, we voted for youth justice, but now we must ensure justice is achieved.

Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the ...

Criminal Justice Is Becoming a 'Latino Issue' Yet there’s still a great deal we don’t know about Latinos and the criminal justice system. By Juleyka Lantigua-Williams.

Ever since Kamala Harris appeared on the political stage, first in California, then nationally, there's been a debate about her criminal justice philosophy.

On criminal-justice issues, Kamala Harris leads the pack October 28, 2019 More than 5 years ago Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) speaks with a Benedict College student in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.

Texas lawmakers are expected to look at a range of criminal justice issues during the 2019 legislative session. Criminal justice reforms have been a bipartisan bright spot for a decade in Austin ...

Polis issues order seeking to replace key — and controversial — criminal justice commission Law enforcement praised the move, but it drew criticism from reform advocates ...

For criminal justice reform advocates, the 2023 session of the Alabama Legislature was a mixed bag. Groups managed to push through a bill limiting courts’ ability to suspend driver’s licenses ...

Late last year, criminal justice policy expert Michele Deitch proposed an independent ombudsman to monitor county jails. "It's necessary," she told The Texas Tribune.