Criminal justice reform was peddled to voters as being about poor, underprivileged souls serving harsh sentences for smoking ...

Over the years, Massachusetts’s rate of incarceration, as well as its prison population, have been on the decline. At the same time, watchdogs and prison reform advocates continue to call out the ...

Governor Kathy Hochul sometimes reminds me of my first teachers, the mostly Irish nuns from the Dominican Sisters order who ran the Annunciation School on West 131st Street in Harlem in the 1960s. I ...

Last week would have been my father Robert F. Kennedy’s 99th birthday. As attorney general, his career — and enduring legacy — was built on his commitment to the fair, just and equal application of ...

Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris has comprehensive knowledge of the criminal justice system and a demonstrated record of a commitment to reform. While Harris may not be aligned with all ...

Illinois introduces new laws in 2023 covering tenant rights, criminal justice reform, and personal data protection for public ...

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Members of San Francisco's Public Defender's Office participate in a rally, including defender Elizabeth Camacho, center. (San Francisco Public Defender's Office / Courthouse News) BERKELEY, Calif.

A decade ago, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly voted to change the state constitution to eliminate cash bail. The ballot question was simple, but what we voted on was complicated. Whether you knew it ...