The Bail Project is urging the Senate to reject H.R. 5215, the D.C. Cash Bail Reform Act, which it argues would return Washington, D.C. to a system of mass pretrial detention and wealth-based incarceration, undermining decades of local progress and democratic self-governance.
182 House Democrats have signed a letter opposing the Save Our Bacon (SOB) Act, arguing that it would “usurp the longstanding power of states” and undermine existing animal confinement regulations.
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda is criticizing Texas’ near-total abortion ban following the death of 28-year-old mother Tierra Walker, highlighting the growing national crisis of restrictive abortion laws and their impact on maternal health, especially for Black women.
California’s housing crisis is accelerating, with Davis being particularly affected due to local land-use choices, resulting in rising costs and a shrinking labor pool.
Parole systems in the US are broken and need to be fixed to ensure that people who have demonstrated rehabilitation are given a fair chance to be released, as parole can be an important tool for decarceration and reducing prison overcrowding.
Despite a 75% decline in youth incarceration since 2000, racial and ethnic disparities remain in the arrests, sentencing and detention of youth, with youth of color disproportionately affected.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal has delayed the release of hundreds of Chicago-area community members arrested without warrants or reasonable cause, in violation of the Castañon Nava federal consent decree, causing further separation of families and allowing unlawful immigration enforcement to continue.
LeAnne Withdrow, a civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard, has filed a class-action lawsuit challenging a Trump-Vance administration policy that blocks intersex and transgender federal employees from using bathrooms aligned with their affirmed gender, arguing that it violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Richard Barry Randolph, a U.S. Army veteran, was executed in Florida for the 1988 murder of Minnie Ruth McCollum, sparking criticism from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) who argued that the state’s death penalty system is flawed and does not promote justice or healing.
Monica Simpson of SisterSong: Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective condemned the death of Tierra Walker, a Georgia mother who was denied an abortion despite clear medical risk, and called for an end to the political overreach that blocked her from receiving medically necessary care.
After more than a year of litigation, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has introduced a new theory in the prosecution of Carlos Reales Dominguez, suggesting that he may have been suffering from cannabis-induced psychosis rather than schizophrenia, despite the overwhelming weight of medical evidence pointing to schizophrenia.
The CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Program has been relaunched with a $36 million investment from Assemblymember Alex Lee, providing financial incentives for CalFresh recipients to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at participating retailers.
In the first episode of Season Two of Pamela Price Unfiltered, host Pamela Price interviews Senator Nina Turner to discuss the current state of American politics and the crisis inside the Democratic Party, including systemic failures of leadership, voter suppression, and the need for political accountability.
The ACLU has filed a FOIA request to obtain records related to the Department of Homeland Security’s policies and practices regarding the filming of law enforcement activity, following reports of intimidation and violence against those documenting immigration enforcement in public spaces.
Human rights activists are urging the federal government not to reopen FCI Dublin, California, as an ICE detention center due to its documented history of sexual violence and human rights violations, and the potential for ICE to retaliate against immigrants who testified against former officers.
The ACLU of D.C. and Maryland criticized the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services for considering the reopening of the Thomas J.S. Waxter Children’s Center, a condemned juvenile detention facility, arguing that it will worsen health and safety conditions for youth.
The Prison Policy Initiative released a report outlining 34 criminal legal system reforms for 2026, which advocates say could reduce incarceration and reverse decades of harmful “tough-on-crime” policies.
A new report by the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College warns that Rikers Island has become the largest mental health facility in New York City, with 60% of incarcerated individuals requiring mental health care, and recommends expanding community-based treatment options and increasing mental health courts to reduce the jail population.
Despite a decline in crime rates, Americans remain deeply polarized politically, and this divide has shaped their perception of safety and crime, with Republicans more likely to believe crime is rising and Democrats more likely to believe it is decreasing.
The Willowgrove project has become the first annexation project in Davis to release its tentative map prior to a vote of the Davis voters, providing the public with a detailed understanding of the proposed community before any final vote.