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”Fella gets used to a place, it’s hard to go,” said Casy. “Fella gets use’ to a way of thinkin’ it’s hard to leave.” -John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath March 2, 2017 (Fault Lines) —...

March 2, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Two seemingly contradictory things are true of Kayla Norton and Jose Torres. First, they engaged in an appalling array of abusive conduct across two counties. Second, the sentences they received...

March 2, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Criminal justice reform and mass incarceration are hot topics every time a new legislative body pops up in America. One of the biggest areas of concern is whether our jails...

February 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) – On Monday, Michael Mejia shot Officer Keith Boyer as Boyer responded to an accident report. On Thursday, Ed Whelan wrote an article blaming “liberal judicial activism” for Officer Boyer’s death....

February 21, 2017 (Fault Lines)– It’s a tough year for smack, H, Horse, Heroin, or whatever you want to call the highly addictive opiate responsible for taking the lives of so many. There’s so much hysteria...

February 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) — The seventh draft of a bill purporting to make it easier to prosecute law enforcement officers for using deadly force is making its way through the Washington State Legislature. Nowhere...

Feb. 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) – There’s a famous New Yorker cartoon, View of the World from 9th Avenue, about the way Manhattanites see the rest of America – or maybe the rest of America sees...

February 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) – People love criminal justice reform, and every couple of weeks we get a new poll showing just how much they love it. Polls show Republicans want reform. Polls show swing...

Oct. 28, 2016 (Fault Lines) – The Obama administration, in its dying days, seems determined to further damage its already paltry record of criminal-justice reform. To understand why, we’ll need to take a look at the...

Apr. 19, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — You should always act like your grandmother is watching. Why? Because if your actions would survive grandma’s scrutiny, they probably won’t cause you too much trouble. It’s a good rule...