American #politics is where a convicted felon can become president of the United States in an election where 4 million people with felonies were banned from #voting altogether.

The Sentencing Project
#law #cjreform #criminaljusticereform
https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/locked-out-2024-four-million-denied-voting-rights-due-to-a-felony-conviction/

#Tennessee's Governor Subverted Police Reforms After the Killing of Tyre Nichols

https://inthesetimes.com/article/tennessee-governor-memphis-police-reforms-tyre-nichols
#law #cjreform #criminaljustice

The Effects of #CashBail on #Crime and Court Appearances

Research suggests that curtailing the use of monetary release conditions among low-risk defendants would not result in dramatic drops in court attendance or increased risk of reoffending.

https://reason.org/policy-brief/the-effects-of-cash-bail-on-crime-and-court-appearances/
#law #crime #bailreform #cjreform #criminaljusticereform

The old "lock 'em up" for years & "tough on crime" paradigms don't work. We can be smarter than that. Criminal justice reform is effective and it makes us all safer. #criminaljustice #cjreform

https://vimeo.com/fairandjustprosecution/rmus

New Decarcerarion Nation episode from @JoshuaBHoe with @radleybalko on #police accountability

https://decarcerationnation.com/143-radley-balko-police-accountability/
#law #policing #cjreform #criminaljustice

From @cjciaramella at @reasonmagazine

#RonDeSantis says the #FIRSTSTEPAct is a “jailbreak” and that he would repeal the bill if elected.

https://reason.com/2023/05/30/desantis-says-he-would-seek-repeal-of-first-step-act-if-elected-president/
#law #criminaljustice #cjreform #criminaljusticereform #police #prisons

New from @radleybalko on the case against forensic firearms analysis

https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/devil-in-the-grooves-the-case-against

#science #law #forensics #criminaljustice #cjreform #criminaljusticereform

Alec Karakatsanis on #Copaganda, #Punishment, and #Policing in the United States

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/alec-karakatsanis-copaganda-policing

#journalism #media #law #cjreform

“Hi! You've been referred here because you repeated a false claim about #California's shoplifting law”

Another invaluable piece from @radleybalko

https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/hi-youve-been-referred-here-because

#law #cjreform #police #crime #prisons