Category Archives: Criminal Justice Reform
Murder Conviction of Police Officer is Rare Measure of Accountability
The August 9, 2014 killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, an African American, in Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer named Darren Wilson during…
Wrongful Conviction Civil Rights Case to Proceed
There are several indisputable core facts about the case of Susan Mellen. First, the burned body of Rick Daly was found near a dumpster…
Harris County Bail Reform Effort Receives Temporary Setback
Earlier this year we posted an article about a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld much of a federal district court ruling…
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…
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…
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