News & Commentary about Prosecutorial Reform
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Jun 2, 2022
What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?
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Apr 21, 2022
The Law & Order Reboot Could Not Come at a Worse Time for Criminal Law Reform
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Nov 6, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections
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Sep 28, 2020
True Justice for Breonna Taylor Won’t Come From Criminal Charges Alone
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Aug 26, 2020
Adel’s Hidden Agenda: ACLU Exposes Maricopa Prosecutor’s Hypocrisy
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Feb 18, 2020
It’s Time to Transform What it Means to be a Prosecutor
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Jan 13, 2020
Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It’s Time to Suck the Venom Out.
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Dec 10, 2019
In 2019, We Fought Across the Country to Dismantle Mass Incarceration. We Won on Multiple Fronts.
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Oct 24, 2019
Why is Missouri So Afraid of Finding out Whether Lamar Johnson is Innocent of Murder?
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Jun 18, 2019
Black Boys Aren’t “Wolf Packs” and Abusive Prosecutors Aren’t “Lone Wolves”