Expansive criminal justice bills to protect public safety have been signed into law by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Sweeping changes … [Read more...]
RETRO(IN)ACTIVE
failure to apply criminal justicereforms retroactively causesdisparate punishments Recent laws aimed at easing lengthy “tough on crime” punishments … [Read more...]
STATE SET TO RESUME EXECUTIONS
The state of Alabama is resuming executions after a three-month delay in the wake of problems with lethal injections that forced the cancellation of … [Read more...]
HOW MUCH EDUCATION DO POLICE OFFICERS NEED?
In the wake of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Oregon State legislators have introduced a bill that mandates police officers to complete higher … [Read more...]
STATES WEIGH AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT LAWS
Many states have begun to reform laws in an effort to improve employment opportunities for those with criminal records, according to a white paper … [Read more...]
Taskforce on CA reparations to make final recommendation
In three months, California’s reparations task force will submit its final recommendations for a massive reparations program to the state legislature, … [Read more...]
Legislation would restrict ‘crime-free housing’ rules
Proposed legislation would ensure that California property owners no longer be forced to use “crime-free housing” rules to evict or exclude tenants … [Read more...]
Benefits of drug use decriminalization delayed
g personal drug use in 2020 and focusing on drug addiction treatment instead, but the results to date have been underwhelming, The Associated Press … [Read more...]