Mass Incarceration Archives | Page 13 of 15

Grid
List

NEW REPORT: State Prisons Holding Black Prisoners at Far Greater Rates Than Whites

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 14, 2016
| (3) Comments

NEW REPORT: State Prisons Holding Black Prisoners at Far Greater Rates Than Whites

(Press Release by the Sentencing Project)— In 11 states, 1 in 20 black men is in prison States with lowes ...

(Press Release by the Sentencing Project)— In 11 states, 1 in 20 black men is in prison States with lowest black incarceration rates still higher than white rates in any state African Americans are in ...

June 14, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (3) Comments

Read more
Commentary: Bill Would Repeal Ineffective Enhancements for Prior Drug Convictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 24, 2016
| (4) Comments

Commentary: Bill Would Repeal Ineffective Enhancements for Prior Drug Convictions

Advocacy groups argue that the so-called war on drugs drives mass incarceration and racial disparities in ...

Advocacy groups argue that the so-called war on drugs drives mass incarceration and racial disparities in the US judicial system, with more than 1.5 million drug arrests in the U.S. in 2014, 80 percen ...

May 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

Read more
Wasted Youth: The Coming of Age in a For-Profit Prison

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 16, 2016
| (9) Comments

Wasted Youth: The Coming of Age in a For-Profit Prison

By Jerika L.H. It was about 4am when Samantha was jolted from sleep – the liminal threshold of time betwe ...

By Jerika L.H. It was about 4am when Samantha was jolted from sleep – the liminal threshold of time between January 4 and January 5 of 2005. Roused from dreaming, she awoke into a real life nightmare ...

May 16, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (9) Comments

Read more
Did the 1994 Crime Bill Help or Hurt?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 18, 2016
| (11) Comments

Did the 1994 Crime Bill Help or Hurt?

By Inimai M. Chettiar, Lauren-Brooke Eisen The 22-year-old crime law issue is back in the news after the ...

By Inimai M. Chettiar, Lauren-Brooke Eisen The 22-year-old crime law issue is back in the news after the 1994 crime bill came up at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally last week. Since then, much has bee ...

April 18, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (11) Comments

Read more
Over 70 Top Police Chiefs and Prosecutors Urge Congress to Pass Criminal Justice Reform

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 20, 2016
| (2) Comments

Over 70 Top Police Chiefs and Prosecutors Urge Congress to Pass Criminal Justice Reform

(From press release) In an unprecedented show of support for criminal justice reform by law enforcement, ...

(From press release) In an unprecedented show of support for criminal justice reform by law enforcement, members of Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration — a group of police chie ...

January 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (2) Comments

Read more
MLK Day Message: Criminal Justice System Racially Constructed From the Start

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 19, 2016
| (87) Comments

MLK Day Message: Criminal Justice System Racially Constructed From the Start

The keynote speaker for the Davis MLK Day celebration was ACLU Northern California Policy Director Natash ...

The keynote speaker for the Davis MLK Day celebration was ACLU Northern California Policy Director Natasha Minsker. This year’s event focused on Black Lives Matter and criminal justice system reform. ...

January 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (87) Comments

Read more
Governor’s Budget Keeps Prop 47 Savings from Communities

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 13, 2016
| (8) Comments

Governor’s Budget Keeps Prop 47 Savings from Communities

by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli The governor’s proposed state budget released today includes the current Depar ...

by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli The governor’s proposed state budget released today includes the current Department of Finance estimate of savings resulting from Proposition 47. This first estimate puts FY ...

January 13, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (8) Comments

Read more
My View: Your Sons and Daughters Are Beyond Your Command, the Times Are Changing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2015
| (22) Comments

My View: Your Sons and Daughters Are Beyond Your Command, the Times Are Changing

This morning I caught the headline of an op-ed in the Bee by Ben Boychuk, “Protests by self-absorbed stud ...

This morning I caught the headline of an op-ed in the Bee by Ben Boychuk, “Protests by self-absorbed students are out of control.” After reading the op-ed, it is easy to criticize the actions of inexp ...

November 21, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (22) Comments

Read more
Report Finds Wild Divergences in Law Enforcement Practices One Year after Prop 47

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 12, 2015
| (3) Comments

Report Finds Wild Divergences in Law Enforcement Practices One Year after Prop 47

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California today released a report, Changing Gears: Californ ...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California today released a report, Changing Gears: California’s Shift to Smart Justice, which finds both successes and challenges in Proposition 47 implem ...

November 12, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (3) Comments

Read more
My View II: Will Reform Lead to Rising Crime Rates?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2015
| (10) Comments

My View II: Will Reform Lead to Rising Crime Rates?

In recent weeks, we have seen arguments claiming that reforms like Proposition 47 and AB 109 in Californi ...

In recent weeks, we have seen arguments claiming that reforms like Proposition 47 and AB 109 in California have reversed long-standing trends of falling crime rates. At the same time, many have argue ...

October 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (10) Comments

Read more
President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2015
| (54) Comments

President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter

President Obama talked with Bill Keller of the Marshall Project on the criminal justice system. He said T ...

President Obama talked with Bill Keller of the Marshall Project on the criminal justice system. He said Thursday “that the Black Lives Matter movement had given voice to the anger and discontent over ...

October 23, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (54) Comments

Read more
A Conservative Case For Criminal Justice Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2015
| (3) Comments

A Conservative Case For Criminal Justice Reform

As Senator Mike Lee put it, “Most people, including many conservatives, might think criminal justice refo ...

As Senator Mike Lee put it, “Most people, including many conservatives, might think criminal justice reform is a progressive cause, not a conservative one.” He argues that “this is simply untrue.” The ...

October 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

Read more
Senate Unveils Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2015
| (6) Comments

Senate Unveils Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

This past week, a bipartisan group of Senators unveiled a plan that could represent a major reform the na ...

This past week, a bipartisan group of Senators unveiled a plan that could represent a major reform the nation’s criminal justice system. It would give judges and courts more discretion in doling ou ...

October 05, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (6) Comments

Read more
Eye on the Courts: Changing Landscape for the Judicial System on Death Penalty, Police, Incarceration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2015
| (4) Comments

Eye on the Courts: Changing Landscape for the Judicial System on Death Penalty, Police, Incarceration

Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on the Constitutionality of California’s Death Penalty Last year, U ...

Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on the Constitutionality of California’s Death Penalty Last year, U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney declared California’s system of capital punishment unconstitut ...

September 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

Read more
Sunday Commentary II: All Lives Matter, But That Ignores the Problem

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2015
| (43) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: All Lives Matter, But That Ignores the Problem

For years the answer given to claims about racism, hiring and pay discrepancies, and the like has been to ...

For years the answer given to claims about racism, hiring and pay discrepancies, and the like has been to assert that we need a colorblind society. The problem is that you cannot create a colorblind s ...

August 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (43) Comments

Read more
Padilla’s Decision, to End Appeal of Court Case, Allows Restoration of Voting Rights to Felons in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 07, 2015
| (137) Comments

Padilla’s Decision, to End Appeal of Court Case, Allows Restoration of Voting Rights to Felons in California

Last year, the Alameda Superior Court concluded that low-level offenders who are subject to mandatory sup ...

Last year, the Alameda Superior Court concluded that low-level offenders who are subject to mandatory supervision or post-release community supervision under the Public Safety Realignment Act are elig ...

August 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (137) Comments

Read more
Eye on the Courts: Fixing Our Criminal Justice System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2015
| (11) Comments

Eye on the Courts: Fixing Our Criminal Justice System

Last week, we reported on research from University of Michigan economics professor Michael Mueller-Smith ...

Last week, we reported on research from University of Michigan economics professor Michael Mueller-Smith who, upon examining court records from Harris County, Texas, from 1980 to 2009 found that each ...

August 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

Read more
Monday Morning Thoughts: How Mass Incarceration Causes More Crime Than It Prevents

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2015
| (10) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: How Mass Incarceration Causes More Crime Than It Prevents

The argument against reforming the system of mass incarceration has been that it may be expensive and at ...

The argument against reforming the system of mass incarceration has been that it may be expensive and at times imposes unfair sentences, but it has reduced crime. However, a new paper from University ...

July 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (10) Comments

Read more
Eye on the Courts: Obama’s Turn on Mass Incarceration and Social Justice Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2015
| (79) Comments

Eye on the Courts: Obama’s Turn on Mass Incarceration and Social Justice Issues

As I have stated many times on this site, I was expecting a lot more of President Obama on issues of race ...

As I have stated many times on this site, I was expecting a lot more of President Obama on issues of race and mass incarceration than what we got in his first term to term and a half of office. We hav ...

July 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (79) Comments

Read more
President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2015
| (17) Comments

President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration

President Obama is using the tail end of his presidency to address a number of long-vexing problems. In r ...

President Obama is using the tail end of his presidency to address a number of long-vexing problems. In recent years, concern over the rise of mass incarceration and its impact on poverty and standard ...

July 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (17) Comments

Read more

«‹9 10 11 121314 15 ›

Newsletter Sign-Up

Monthly Subscriber Sign-Up