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criminal justice reform

private prisons

Don’t Penalize Private Prisons for Scourge of Mass Incarceration

We should be tackling mass incarceration head-on, instead of using private prisons as a scapegoat.
By Ross Marchand
U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump Was Tougher on Crime in His 2000 Book Than Biden Was in 1994

"A life is a life, and if you criminally take an innocent life, you’d better be prepared to forfeit your own," Trump wrote in his 2000 book.
By John A. Tures

Central Park Five Case Looms Large Over Trump’s Taunts of Biden’s 1994 Crime Bill

"Super Predator was the term associated with the 1994 Crime Bill that Sleepy Joe Biden was so heavily involved in passing," said Trump.
By Davis Richardson

Kamala Harris Pivots in Favor of Independent Probes for Police Shootings

By Davis Richardson

CNN’s Van Jones Calls GOP the ‘Leader’ on Criminal Justice Reform

By Davis Richardson

John Kelly Tried to Block Kim Kardashian’s Recommended Pardon of Alice Johnson

By Davis Richardson

Cynthia Nixon’s New Senior Adviser Discusses the Campaign’s Focus on Minority Issues

By Madina Toure

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Moves to Grant 35,000 New York Parolees the Right to Vote

By Madina Toure
Rikers Island.

De Blasio: Here’s How New York City Can Close Rikers Island Faster

By Madina Toure
Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex, is known as one of the worst prisons in the United States.

NYC Takes First Major Step in Shuttering Notorious Rikers Island Prison Complex

By Madina Toure
An aerial view of the Rikers Island prison.

NYC Jail Population Drops Below 9K for First Time Since ’82

By Madina Toure
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: (L to R) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio arrive for a press briefing outside the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal, December 11, 2017 in New York City. The Police Department said that one person was in custody for an attempted terror attack after an explosion in a passageway linking the Port Authority Bus Terminal with the subway. (Photo by )

Cuomo Counters Trump, Pardons 61 People—Including 18 Immigrants

By Madina Toure
A general view from the intersection of the only entrance into and exit out of Rikers Island.

Harlem Senator Wants NY Pension to Sever Ties With Private Prisons

By Madina Toure
Sandra Cunningham.

NJ Lawmakers Send Expungement Overhaul Bills to Christie

By Christian Hetrick
San Quentin State Prison opened in 1852 and is California's oldest penitentiary.

What’s Hidden Behind the Walls of America’s Prisons

By Heather Ann Thompson
Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Bernie Sanders Urges Brooklyn College Graduates to ‘Reclaim American Democracy’

By Will Bredderman
The panel discussion at CPAC on the incomparable power of prosecutors in our criminal justice system.

Dispatch From CPAC: Overzealous Prosecutors Must Be Stopped

By Sidney Powell
Hillary Clinton confers with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries at Junior's Restaurant in Brooklyn before the April Democratic primary.

Brooklyn’s Youngest Congressman Snags Leadership Slot

By Will Bredderman
Activists rally to close Rikers Island on the steps of City Hall

Activists Launch #CLOSErikers Campaign to Close Rikers Island

By Felipe De La Hoz
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance at a press conference last year. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

You Won’t Get Arrested for Public Boozing (or Urinating) in Manhattan Anymore

By Jillian Jorgensen
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. (Photo: NYC Council/William Alatriste)

Mark-Viverito to Deliver State of the City Speech Dubbed ‘More Justice’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Heastie Says No Criminal Justice Reform Would Mean Speakership ‘Would Be in Vain’

By Will Bredderman
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Criminal Justice Reform Isn’t ‘Soft on Crime’

By Sidney Powell and Bernard B. Kerik
Hillary Clinton speaking about criminal justice at Columbia University earlier this year. (Photo by Kevin Hagen/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton Slams Republicans on Voting Rights Ahead of Tonight’s Debate

By Jillian Jorgensen
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