Category Archives: Criminal Justice Reform

Jun 20 2018

Texas Has Long History of Abusing Immigrant Children

The first family detention center in the United States was opened in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2001 when a nursing home was converted into…

Jun 17 2018

America: The World’s Largest Jailer

President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions want to increase this nation’s mass incarceration—Trump through his commitment to the private prison industry…

Jun 13 2018

Eliminating Private Prisons

Michael Dougherty is a prosecutor and an unlikely advocate for criminal justice reform. In an October 25, 2017 online article for Medium, he called…

Jun 06 2018

Donald Trump and Corrupt Pardons

President Donald Trump and his administration may ultimately be recorded as the most corrupt in American presidential history. Since assuming the presidency, Donald Trump…

May 29 2018

Murder, Lies and Witness Intimidation by US Border Patrol

Her name was Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzales. She traveled 1500 miles from her native home in Guatemala. It was not an easy trip. In…

May 29 2018

President Trump’s Love Affair with The Border Patrol Cost Taxpayers Millions

President Donald Trump loves the U.S. Border Patrol. The Border Patrol Council—the union that represents Border Patrol agents—endorsed Trump for president. The union’s formal…

Apr 24 2018

Dallas County’s Lawless Bail System Sued

As we pointed out last month, the bail system in the State of Texas is riddled with inequities. The bail system, with the acquiescence…

Apr 24 2018

What Religious and Racial Hatred Does to American Criminal Justice

Hatred has become a multi-million dollar industry in America. It is a subject we have spoken to on several occasions (here and here). In…

Apr 24 2018

Acquittal of Defendant in Pulse Nightclub Shooting Raises Questions

Omar Mateen’s shooting rampage at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on September 14, 2016 left 49 people dead and another 53 seriously injured.…