Category Archives: Criminal Justice Reform
Incoherence in Criminal Sentencing
The core purpose of a criminal sentence is to hold a wrongdoer accountable for their unlawful actions. Underlying purposes of sentencing can be deterrence…
Prosecutor, FBI, Police Misconduct leads to Exonerations in Malcolm X Murder
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom located at Broadway and West 165th Street in New York City. The…
Police Misconduct, Violence: Not Just a Few Bad Apples
There was a time in this country when police misconduct was casually dismissed as “just a few bad apples.” It was widely believed that…
The Privilege of Judicial Misconduct Witnessed in Kenosha is a National Phenomena
The purpose of a criminal trial is to see that justice is achieved through a truthful fact-finding process, either before a jury or judge.…
Juries in Rittenhouse and Arbery Case Illustrate Systemic Racism
The nation is watching two trials involving four defendants who killed three innocent people who posed no threat to them: the Kyle Rittenhouse trial…
Failure of Texas Legislature to Pass Criminal Justice Reforms Makes Communities Less Safe
The 2021 Texas Legislature was no different than its predecessors. The Republican-controlled body passed another 666 new laws that became effective on September 1—most…
American Prisons in Crisis
America’s prisons are in crisis, including those in Texas. The 2021 Texas Legislature once again refused to pass a bill that would have brought…
Disparate Murder Sentences Illustrate Systemic Racism
Justice is an elusive, definition-defying concept—notably because its parameters and underpinnings are subjective, open to individual interpretation. But justice is not open for individual…
Insurrection Arrests, Prosecutions, and Sentences Illustrate Racial Disparity
As of August 11, 2021, 570 people had been arrested in connection with the January 6 insurrectionist takeover and plundering of the U.S. Capitol…
Another Wrongful Conviction Set Aside After 30 Years in Prison
In 2018, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner established the Philadelphia Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) in his office—a unit set up by Krasner to investigate…
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