Published inAge of AwarenessProgressive Prosecutors Make a Difference for the InnocentThis November, voters around the country will engage in local elections with significant criminal justice impact. Nowhere is that more…Oct 16, 20222Oct 16, 20222
Top Ten Criminal Justice Reform Wishlist for 2021For the past seven years, I have written a year-end “wish list” of criminal justice reforms I’d like to see happen in the common year…Dec 18, 20201Dec 18, 20201
Published inengenderedLisa Montgomery is Set to Die, While Her Lawyers Battle the Coronavirus They Caught While Visiting…Lisa Montgomery is scheduled to die by lethal injection on December 8th. Montgomery would be the first woman executed by the federal…Nov 19, 20201Nov 19, 20201
Criminal Justice Reform Is a WinnerWhile we wait for final confirmation that Joe Biden won the presidency, one thing is clear: this election was a win for criminal justice…Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
Published inMomentumThousands of People Might Be in Prison for Crimes That Never Even HappenedOnce an event is mislabeled as a crime, forward momentum takes over — especially when there’s already a suspectSep 2, 202015Sep 2, 202015
The Death Penalty Is Racist: Now Is the Perfect Time to Abolish It Once and For AllJulius Jones has spent the last 20 years on Oklahoma’s death row for a murder he has always said he didn’t commit.Jul 12, 20202Jul 12, 20202
Two Suspicious Deaths by Hangings of Black Men in CaliforniaRobert Fuller, a twenty-four-year old black man, was found on June 10th, hanging from a tree near City Hall in Palmdale, California. With…Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
Published inAge of AwarenessDon’t Forget the Prosecutors When We Talk About Police ReformMillions of Americans have now watched the stomach-turning scene over and over: George Floyd handcuffed, lying prostrate on his stomach in…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
Another Innocent Man Executed?Walter “Arkie” Barton is scheduled to be executed by the State of Missouri on Tuesday, May 19th. Missouri may well be executing an…May 19, 2020May 19, 2020
Published inAge of AwarenessBinge Watching? What “How to Fix a Drug Scandal” Teaches Us About Criminal Justice ReformThe criminal justice system abounds with inequities. Today’s news headlines are full of stories about our nation’s jail and prisons, where…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020