criminal justice
Before leaving, here’s what Biden must do on criminal justice
November 18, 2024Making judicial appointments and dealing with the death penalty are top priorities.
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A second Trump term will mean more cases like Sonya Massey’s
July 30, 2024Project 2025 wants to abolish the Department of Justice, which is one of the few outlets left for holding law enforcement accountable.
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Berta Cáceres’s family cheers murder conviction of a Honduran elite
July 12, 2021Roberto David Castillo Mejia, leader of the push for a dam opposed by Berta Caceras, convicted of murdering the activist in order to silence her.
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Demands grow to free ‘Grace,’ Black teen jailed over homework
August 3, 2020A Michigan judge’s outrageous sentence is only one of the latest examples of the immoral school to prison pipeline destroying the lives of young people across America.
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Black Women’s Lives Matter
July 21, 2020When Black women are killed, the ensuing protests—if they even occur—are tiny compared to when Black men are killed.
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