All posts tagged "Criminal Justice"
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Research Finds Justifiable Homicide Rulings More Likely to Benefit White Americans
Justifiable homicide is one area of the justice system where racial disparities often go unnoticed.
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Innocent Man Seeks New Trial After Governor Mike Pence Declined Pardon
Should this have come up at the debate?
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Virginia Governor Wages Fierce Fight for Voting Rights
Terry McAuliffe spearheads the fight for ex-felons' right to vote
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Obama Administration to Extend Pell Grants to 12,000 Inmates
It represents a pivot toward a rehabilitative-based correctional system.
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Are Drug Courts the Answer For Addicts Who Commit Crimes?
The answer is a lot more nuanced than you'd think.
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SCOTUS Undoes “Life Without Parole” Sentences For Juveniles
A major change that will affect many still in prison.
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What A Massive Prisoner Release Means for the Criminal Justice System
The United States is starting to deal with its prison problem
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President Obama Unveils Plan to Help Prisoners Reintegrate into Society
In July, President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison when he traveled to the...
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Prisons Won’t Get Better Just Because We’ve Signed Another Document
Praised as a “tremendous step forward” toward meaningful penal reform, the Mandela Rules provide a framework for what...
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Generation Progress Encourages Millennials to “Make Progress”
What does it take to get millennials excited?
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Obama’s Clemencies Mark Symbolic Push for Prison Reform
Obama grants clemency to 46 prisoners in a symbolic move toward reform.
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Obama Continues to Push for Criminal Justice Reform
Obama's visit to a federal prison marks a turning point.
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Forget Harry Potter. THIS is the Fanfiction You Should Be Writing
What if we created fanfiction about recreating our world, rather than a new Harry Potter ending?
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The Juvenile Justice System: Inequality and Unjust Treatment
The juvenile justice system incarcerates over 61,000 youths each day, 75 percent of which are nonviolent offenders.
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The Case of Hannah Graham and the Myth of Stranger Danger
On September 13 2014, 18-year-old University of Virginia student Hannah Graham went missing.
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There Is No Excuse for Child Abuse, Not Even for Adrian Peterson
Right on the heels of the Ray Rice domestic violence incident, NFL star Adrian Peterson was charged...
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The Death Penalty is the Easy Way Out
Justin Ross Harris was indicted on September 4 by a grand jury on eight counts for the murder...
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Military Sexual Assault Remains a Major National Embarrassment
If you have seen the eye-opening documentary 'The Invisible War,' then you know that it raised awareness for...
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Crime of Power: Treating the Problem in Ferguson and Ignoring the Cause
In the aftermath of the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri and the controversy over the way in which the police...
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Holder Speaks Out Against Felon Voting Ban
Attorney General Eric Holder shined a spotlight on state voting laws this week when he spoke out against voting...
