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Playing the Hand You’re Dealt in Prison Reform
Mar 2, 2017(Comments: 2)”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) —... -
What’s in a 20-Year Sentence for Jose Torres?
Mar 2, 2017(Comments: 20)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... -
Nonviolent Drug Offenders, a False Bill of Goods
Mar 2, 2017(Comments: 4)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... -
Ed Whelan Gets Everything Wrong About Keith Boyer’s Killing (UPDATE)
Feb 26, 2017(Comments: 3)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.... -
Heroin Hysteria Punctures Criminal Justice Reform
Feb 20, 2017(Comments: 0)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... -
Washington State’s Deadly Force Bill Means Basically Nothing
Feb 20, 2017(Comments: 2)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... -
NYPD’s Integrity at the Point of a Gun
Feb 20, 2017(Comments: 2)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... -
What the Polls Don’t Say About Criminal Justice Reform
Feb 19, 2017(Comments: 5)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... -
The Private Prison Scam: ICE Fills The Cells DOJ Left Behind
Oct 28, 2016(Comments: 1)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... -
Blame Misconduct, Not Scrutiny, For Police Recruitment Problems
Apr 19, 2016(Comments: 3)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...