Tag: Criminal justice system
We studied jail conditions and jail deaths − here’s what we found
Jessica L. Adler, Florida International University
The family of Samuel Lawrence, one of 10 people to die in Georgia’s...
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as Supreme Court justice: 4 essential reads
Matt Williams, The Conversation
The phrase “in a historic vote” gets thrown around a lot in journalism – and...
Ketanji Brown Jackson set for historic Supreme Court confirmation vote: 3...
Matt Williams, The Conversation
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are scheduled to vote April 4, 2022, on Ketanji...
US prisons hold more than 550,000 people with intellectual disabilities –...
Jennifer Sarrett, Emory University
Prison life in the U.S. is tough. But when you have an intellectual, developmental or...
When families of murder victims speak at death penalty trials, their...
Austin Sarat, Amherst College
The Trump administration is spending its final months authorizing executions. Ten federal death row prisoners have been killed so far this...
How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar...
Gary Painter, University of Southern California
George Floyd’s death highlighted how even a minor alleged infraction – in his case, over a fake $20 bill...
The unintended consequences of marijuana decriminalization
Nikolay Anguelov, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
America’s decades-long war on drugs disproportionately harmed minorities. Now, it seems that decriminalization of marijuana hasn’t leveled the playing...
Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting...
Bridget Marshall, University of Massachusetts Lowell
“Witch hunt” – it’s a refrain used to deride everything from impeachment inquiries and sexual assault investigations to allegations...