Category Archives: Criminal Justice Reform

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

Hatred Fuels War on Muslims In the U.S.

The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University at San Bernardino reports that hate crimes increased by roughly 20…

Qualified Immunity, Excessive Force by Police

Qualified Immunity, Unauthorized Use of Excessive Force by Police Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County located in central Arkansas. The city’s police…

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