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The Ugly Truth About Police Reform in the Age of Trump

The Ugly Truth About Police Reform in the Age of TrumpEven by today’s intense standards, last week was a remarkably disheartening one in the annals of policing. It began with new questions in...

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Massachusetts Sets an Example for Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform

Massachusetts Sets an Example for Bipartisan Criminal Justice ReformWhile the White House and Congress dither on criminal justice reform — the real kind that includes sentencing reform — Massachusetts...

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The False Dichotomy of “Police Week”

The False Dichotomy of “Police Week”This week marks the 55th iteration of “National Police Week,” a federal designation Americans have both celebrated and scorned since the Kennedy administration. This...

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Trump’s “Animal” Act is an Old Racist Trope that Always Works

Trump’s “Animal” Act is an Old Racist Trope that Always WorksWhen I first heard President Trump refer to human beings as “animals,” when he used the word last week in the context of immigrants and...

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Trump's Afterthought on Pardons Shows Why Real Sentencing Reform is Needed

Trump's Afterthought on Pardons Shows Why Real Sentencing Reform is NeededIn typical fashion, President Trump bumbled his way into a good point before taking off for his unnecessary showdown with the...

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Prison Inmates Fighting California’s Wildfires Can’t Do It Once They’re Released

Prison Inmates Fighting California’s Wildfires Can’t Do It Once They’re ReleasedCalifornia is suffering from the worst spate of wildfires in its history. So far this year, the state has had about 4,200...

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Why This Victim of Blatant Racial Discrimination Struggled to Get a Fair Trial

Why This Victim of Blatant Racial Discrimination Struggled to Get a Fair TrialCross-posted fromThe New Republic.The discussion around criminal justice reform these days usually centers around the same...

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How Surcharges Punish the Poor: New York Must Combat Court Fees that Many...

How Surcharges Punish the Poor: New York Must Combat Court Fees that Many Low-income Residents Cannot PayThis op-ed originally appeared in theNew York Daily News. It is co-authored by Corey Johnson,...

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How Do We Solve the Mass Incarceration Crisis? Emily Bazelon Has an Answer

How Do We Solve the Mass Incarceration Crisis? Emily Bazelon Has an AnswerThis piece was originally published in theNational Book Review.In 2001, Abbe Smith, a Georgetown University Law School...

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The Supreme Court Rights a Historic, Racist Wrong in Mississippi

The Supreme Court Rights a Historic, Racist Wrong in MississippiThe Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn the conviction and death sentence of Curtis Flowers in Mississippi says less about the...

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