NACDL @NACDL
The nation’s criminal defense bar association since 1958. linktr.ee/NACDL Washington, D.C. Joined March 2009-
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She Only Served 10 Months Behind Bars. Florida Still Slapped Her With A $127,000 Bill. Read more from @emmma_camp_ for @reason 👇🏾 buff.ly/3Ux4BfD
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Giving people the opportunity to move beyond a criminal record enhances public safety, saves taxpayer money, and changes lives. #SecondChanceMonth Learn more 👇🏾 buff.ly/36ZStO3
A New Police Force Chased a 17-Year-Old Boy to His Death. Then It Vanished. The Crow Nation is still looking for answers. @sjmichaels for @MotherJones 👇🏾 buff.ly/448ufue
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Extremely proud of this wonderful group of women that produced @NACDL's outstanding 2024 Forensic Science & the Law Conference last week in Las Vegas. HUGE THANKS to the unbeatable Planning Team: @Goodman_law @TamarLerer @CoglianoLaw @j_sellitti #NACDLForensics
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Biden said in a statement Wednesday that April is #SecondChanceMonth and that many of the individuals getting clemency had received 'disproportionately longer' sentences than they would have under current law. Read more from @dsupervilleap with @AP 👇 buff.ly/49VQjcV
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Back in 2012, @LucianDervan conducted an experiment to see how many people would admit doing things they didn't do. In his study, he found 56% of innocent people accused of cheating would admit to cheating just to avoid the chance of a harsher punishment psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-38…
Back in 2012, @LucianDervan conducted an experiment to see how many people would admit doing things they didn't do. In his study, he found 56% of innocent people accused of cheating would admit to cheating just to avoid the chance of a harsher punishment psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-38…
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35K Followers 3K Following public defender for kids and grown-ups | Cajun far from home | can guess your taylor swift era | she/herClark Neily @ConLawWarrior
21K Followers 992 Following Senior VP @CatoInstitute / Constitutional & Legal Studies. Bane of bureaucrats & lover of liberty. https://t.co/w2vtdwOakUPrison Policy Init. @PrisonPolicy
74K Followers 4K Following Challenging mass incarceration and over-criminalization through research, advocacy, and organizing. Get email updates: https://t.co/AyYiUaz4RVPublic Defenseless Po.. @PDefenselessPod
3K Followers 1K Following Dedicated to highlighting America's Public Defender and Criminal Legal Systems. New Episodes every Tues/Thurs wherever you listen to podcasts!FAMM Foundation @FAMMFoundation
22K Followers 2K Following FAMM | Helping transform America’s criminal justice system by uplifting the voices of impacted families & individuals. RTs & likes ≠ endorsementsBrendon Woods @BrendonWoodsPD
10K Followers 3K Following 1st Black Chief Public Defender of Alameda County. Committed to clients, community & holistic defense. #EndMassIncarceration #CareNotCages #ClientsFirstBrad Haywood @BradleyRHaywood
4K Followers 1K Following Founder of @JusticeFwdVa; Public Defender for Arlington County & Falls Church, VA. This is my personal account.Waqar Vick Rehman @WaqarVick
14K Followers 9K Following public defender (allegedly) ; slowly working towards public service loan forgiveness ; runner ; soccer fan ; bicycles over carsRodney D Barnes @RodneyDBarnes63
4K Followers 3K Following Career public defender, navy vet, husband to a wonderful wife for over 26yrs, father of three fine young men. My opinions are all my own. BLM; LGTBQ+...He/HimDavid Garlock @DavidLeegarlock
18K Followers 20K Following Returning Citizen. CSA Victim. Advocate for Registrants. Role in #justmercy. Public Speaker. Happily Married. @eji_org client, @EasternU Eccl. 4:14 TEDx 2022David Oscar Markus @domarkus
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24K Followers 2K Following Criminal law professor at the University of North Carolina. Director of the Prosecutors and Politics Project (@ppp_unc). Author of "Punishment Without Trial."The Center for Integr.. @cifsjustice
4K Followers 3K Following Reform in forensic sciences, crime laboratories, and the courtroomOfficialShannonWLocke @ElLockeLawGroup
4K Followers 5K Following Seeking Justice in the City of Lost Things: Legal takes and typos. San Antonio Criminal Defense #SACriminalDefense #WesternDistrictofTexasThe Sentencing Projec.. @SentencingProj
46K Followers 528 Following The Sentencing Project has been working for a fair and effective U.S. legal system since 1986. Join our 50 Years and a Wake Up Campaign: https://t.co/bXJKRvhbghMitigation Specialist @Mitigation_Hope
7K Followers 3K Following 25 yrs in Criminal Defense Field - Adult & Juvenile Mitigation Specialist, Forensic Social Worker, Sociologist- Trauma Matters, Hope Matters, People Matter!Daniel "Text Home to .. @Dan_Landsman
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209 Followers 649 FollowingEric Fish @Eric_S_Fish
1K Followers 875 Following Law professor @UCDavisLaw, former federal public defender. Writing about criminal law, constitutional rights, and prosecutions at the border.Ali Mayas Ⓜ️ @AliMayas1s
541 Followers 5K Following Former head of accountability unit at Mwatana. The Co-founder of Khuyut & Vice chair person, I am Researcher & HR defender, now searching for a job opportunity.Charles Ayres @charlesmayres
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50 Followers 541 Following LLM,MPS interested in politics,law,history, geography,economics and world affairsRebecca Scalio @RScalio
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2K Followers 5K Following late-twenty something, @umichlaw ‘21, children’s rights attorney, former public defender, student of abolition, book obsessed, Jesus feminist. ADHD. (she/her)Coalition to Capture .. @C2CTRecord
10 Followers 117 Following Addressing the stenographer shortage and ensuring equal access to justice by championing the use of digital reporting to capture the verbatim record.Clayton Vickers @clayton_jvick
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0 Followers 12 Following Criminal Defense Lawyer. Mississippi. “A government of laws and not of men.” John Adams, 1780.Tina Demko @DemkoTina3178
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14 Followers 245 FollowingCollin Geiselman @cmgeiselman
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5 Followers 278 Following List Mitigation - Sentencing in the Balance | Death Penalty Mitigation | Criminal Defense Field - Adult & Juvenile Mitigation Specialist | Doctoral CandidateKarin Kruse @KarinKruse16
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2K Followers 4K FollowingGreg Ritzinger @G_Ritz91
157 Followers 792 Following Inquisitive, occasional commenter/ Bay Area born and raised and my love for the area will always stayJamiu Abdulsalam @JamiuAbdul66418
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658 Followers 1K Following Miss Third Ward. Pronouns: He/Him/His/ & sometimes Sis. HUSL ⚖️ #ΑΦΑ🇬🇧 #LLJC #LLRJ #LLJS💜🐶🇵🇸Readback @readbacklegal
129 Followers 684 Following Readback's Active Reporting transforms court reporting with one-day certified transcripts, guaranteed accuracy, and remote convenience at low, flat rates.Maximino Fuentes @DerechoPenal_CA
0 Followers 14 Following Defensor público en el área de la bahía, en California. Con un sitio de web, informativo y en español, acerca del proceso de derecho penal en California.Scott Williams @lakegenevascott
2K Followers 2K Following Reporter for the Racine Journal Times newspaper.Nelson @coachnelson285
107 Followers 137 FollowingHarry @HarryRossIU
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151 Followers 2K Following This is my dog Richard. He has an opinion just like every other Dick on the internet. Satire.Charlie Xu @CharlieXu_JD
10 Followers 64 FollowingClark Neily @ConLawWarrior
21K Followers 992 Following Senior VP @CatoInstitute / Constitutional & Legal Studies. Bane of bureaucrats & lover of liberty. https://t.co/w2vtdwOakUPrison Policy Init. @PrisonPolicy
74K Followers 4K Following Challenging mass incarceration and over-criminalization through research, advocacy, and organizing. Get email updates: https://t.co/AyYiUaz4RVThe Marshall Project @MarshallProj
127K Followers 826 Following criminal justice news. nonpartisan. nonprofit. nonpaywall. 📨 sign up for our newsletters: https://t.co/DvVAg2z0GoInnocence Project @innocence
166K Followers 224 Following We work to help free innocent people from prison and reform the criminal legal system.Public Defenseless Po.. @PDefenselessPod
3K Followers 1K Following Dedicated to highlighting America's Public Defender and Criminal Legal Systems. New Episodes every Tues/Thurs wherever you listen to podcasts!FAMM Foundation @FAMMFoundation
22K Followers 2K Following FAMM | Helping transform America’s criminal justice system by uplifting the voices of impacted families & individuals. RTs & likes ≠ endorsementsDavid Garlock @DavidLeegarlock
18K Followers 20K Following Returning Citizen. CSA Victim. Advocate for Registrants. Role in #justmercy. Public Speaker. Happily Married. @eji_org client, @EasternU Eccl. 4:14 TEDx 2022The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC
37K Followers 4K Following The nation's oldest and largest social justice law firm for low-income families and individuals. Founded in 1876. #JusticeInEveryBoroughCarissa Byrne Hessick @CBHessick
24K Followers 2K Following Criminal law professor at the University of North Carolina. Director of the Prosecutors and Politics Project (@ppp_unc). Author of "Punishment Without Trial."The Sentencing Projec.. @SentencingProj
46K Followers 528 Following The Sentencing Project has been working for a fair and effective U.S. legal system since 1986. Join our 50 Years and a Wake Up Campaign: https://t.co/bXJKRvhbghAlison Siegler @SieglerAlison
975 Followers 225 Following Prof and Founding Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic @Uchicagolaw. Views my own. “Mercy & empathy are great threats to an unjust society” -G. DoyleCampaign for the Fair.. @theCFSY
7K Followers 2K Following We're working to ban life without parole and other extreme sentences for children in the United States.Release Aging People .. @RAPPcampaign
15K Followers 3K Following We organize people, families, and communities across New York State to end mass incarceration and promote racial justice. #ParoleJusticeNY #ClemencyNowPrison Fellowship Adv.. @JusticeReform
18K Followers 2K Following Prison Fellowship® is the leading faith-based voice shaping the public debate on justice. We mobilize Christians to advocate for justice that restores.Black Public Defender.. @BPDA_justice
3K Followers 404 Following A national network of skilled Black defenders who identify with and come from the communities most disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system.Erica J. Suter @SuterLaw
6K Followers 3K Following Post conviction & Appellate Criminal Defense Attorney. Director, Innocence Project Clinic. Professor @ubaltlaw. APD @MarylandOPD.Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa
4K Followers 828 Following Promoting criminal justice reform in Virginia by drafting & lobbying for humane, evidence-informed legislation, and educating & mobilizing advocates for action.Maryland Office of th.. @MarylandOPD
2K Followers 350 Following Est. 1972 The Maryland Office of the Public Defender are statewide advocates for securing justice, protecting civil rights, and preserving liberty.Cook County Public De.. @CookCoDefender
2K Followers 892 Following We protect the fundamental rights, liberties and dignity of each person whose case has been entrusted to us by providing the finest legal representation.Fair and Just Prosecu.. @fjp_org
3K Followers 396 Following Transforming justice by supporting elected prosecutors committed to a more equitable, humane, and fiscally responsible criminal legal system.Keri Blakinger @keribla
63K Followers 2K Following Reporter: @latimes. Priors: @marshallproj @HoustonChron @NYDailyNews. Author: Corrections in Ink. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite)Black and Pink Nation.. @BLACKandPINKorg
14K Followers 877 Following Fighting for prison abolition via advocacy, support, & organizing for LGBTQ+ folks & PLWH who are system impacted.Karen Madden @KMadden715
520 Followers 202 Following Rapid response reporter for Daily Tribune Media and News Herald Media. Doing my best to get the news first.USCCR @USCCRgov
6K Followers 1K Following US Commission on Civil Rights official page Informing civil rights policy via research, reports & recommendations to POTUS & Congress. Follow/RT not endorsementTravis Finck @NDPubDefender
26 Followers 50 FollowingLauren Gill @laurenk_gill
4K Followers 802 Following writing @boltsmag. 2023 Initiative in Reporting on Race & Criminal Justice grantee. [email protected]. DM for SignalInquest @_inquest_
3K Followers 417 Following A forum for ideas to end mass incarceration in its many forms. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: https://t.co/7Zsgc5RP3ZVictoriaLaw @LVikkiml
15K Followers 306 Following Freelance journo. Books: Resistance Behind Bars, Prison by Any Other Name, & "Prisons Make Us Safer" & 20 Other Myths. On Post: @victorialawDon Winslow @donwinslow
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4K Followers 1K Following Senior Director, Justice Program @BrennanCenter | author - Inside Private Prisons @ColumbiaUP | @pulitzercenter grantee @verainstitute alum & former prosecutorByron Conway @bconway_esquire
234 Followers 537 Following Executive Director/Chief Defender for the Federal Defenders Program for the Middle District of Georgia.Campaign Legal Center @CampaignLegal
30K Followers 2K Following Advancing democracy through law, fighting for every American’s right to participate in and affect the democratic process.The Law Enforcement A.. @PoliceForReform
46K Followers 2K Following LEAP is a nonprofit nonpartisan group of police, judges, prosecutors, & other criminal justice professionals who support evidence-based public safety policies.DianeGoldstein @dianemgoldstein
7K Followers 5K Following Ret. Peace Officer, ED @policeforreform , 🏀⚽️ Fanatic, Abuelita, Potty Mouth, Fur Kids Fan, Tweets r Mine & not an opinion of LEAP Follow @Filtermag_orgSouthern Coalition fo.. @scsj
7K Followers 4K Following Southern Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal, and advocacy 501(c)(3) organization ☆ Catalyzing change in communities across the South ☆Rebecca Pilar Buckwal.. @rpbp
14K Followers 5K Following Sr. Fellow/Sr. Counsel @AFJustice | @teamLPAC | @npr @cnn @pacificstand @demjournal | @dnc @amprog @dailykos | Latina lesbian, esq. | Opinions many & mine.Center for Justice an.. @C4JHD
73 Followers 88 Following Our mission is to safely reduce prison incarceration in the US while improving conditions for those imprisoned and working inside.The Action Lab at Nor.. @HiJAction
4K Followers 341 Following Pursuing justice through a public health lens | We generate knowledge, translate knowledge into policy, and implement measures on ground | Antiracists | @NUSLMorgan Godvin @MorganGodvin
24K Followers 3K Following opinions my own | former prisoner | justice + health @HiJAction | harm redux @beatsoverdose | second gen donor conceived queer | veterans | she 🌈Florida Rights Restor.. @FLRightsRestore
12K Followers 1K Following FRRC is a grassroots, membership based organization run by returning citizens who led efforts in restoring voting rights in FL. #Amendment4Desmond Meade @desmondmeade
14K Followers 1K Following Executive Director @Flrightsrestore |Time💯 Most Influential |2021 Mac Fellow Genius| Amendment 4 |✍️ Let my people Vote| 💍@sheenameadeDrew Findling @DrewFindling
2K Followers 158 Following Trial Attorney. Former President of @NACDL. Featured by @NYTimes, @NewYorker, @Vice. Honored by @THR, @Billboard, @Forbes. ⚖️ #BillionDollarLawyerLawrence Zimmerman @atlnotguilty
2K Followers 1K Following Criminal defense lawyer and past President of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.Ian Wallach @justicechaser
138 Followers 115 Following Trial Lawyer & Protector Of Our Remaining RightsBruce Udolf @Bruceudolf
56 Followers 26 FollowingJustin Rosas @RosasLaw
410 Followers 501 Following Experienced trial attorney in Medford has successfully defended hundreds of criminal defense cases ranging from simple misdemeanors to complex felonies.Melanie Foote @melaniefooteky
146 Followers 212 Following Department of Public Advocacy, Public Defense, Education and TrainingAngelica Cogliano @CoglianoLaw
21 Followers 83 FollowingJon Brayman @JonBrayman
187 Followers 351 Following Partner at Breen & Pugh @BreenPugh. Nat'l Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers Board Member @NACDL. IL Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers Prez @IACDL1.Melissa Bobrow @melissabobrow
207 Followers 719 Following Criminal defense. Comedy fan. Sports fan. Great at Boggle. Marshmallow test failure. Uncomfortable with all social media. NACDL Board https://t.co/0IdQTCUVJuNina Ginsberg @nginsberg
81 Followers 25 FollowingKathleen Stilling @kbsbrook
87 Followers 59 Following Criminal defense lawyer, mother, Catholic, believer in social justiceJude Faccidomo @rflawgroup
162 Followers 52 FollowingJessa Kate @456am
127 Followers 519 Following Criminal defense attorney that wishes she lived in the Sorkin universe instead of this timeline.Jeffery Robinson @jeff_robinson56
7K Followers 843 Following Founder of The Who We Are Project @Who_We_Are_19. Attorney (of counsel) @SGB_LAW. A former Deputy Legal Director @ACLU.The Who We Are Projec.. @Who_We_Are_19
3K Followers 816 Following An award-winning documentary based on Jeffery Robinson's shattering talk on the history of racism in the U.S. Watch now: https://t.co/c0ltD2MuTsJason Flom @itsjasonflom
13K Followers 896 Following Founder/CEO @LavaRecordsUS & Host on @lavaforgood podcastsCarol Rosenberg @carolrosenberg
37K Followers 1K Following Covers Guantánamo Bay, the base, policy, prison, people and war court for The New York Times.Center for Justice @CfJColumbia
13K Followers 3K Following The Center for Justice at Columbia University is committed to ending mass incarceration and criminalization, and transforming approaches to justice.Iowa State Public Def.. @Iowa_SPD
24 Followers 12 Following Stay in touch with the State Public Defender with updates and news. All postings are public and subject to open records laws.Georgetown Privacy @GeorgetownCPT
9K Followers 657 Following Center on Privacy & Technology @GeorgetownLaw.Justice Policy @JusticePolicy
34K Followers 3K Following Over 25 years of fighting to end the #IncarcerationGeneration through reducing the use of the justice system and promoting fair and effective policies.Solitary Watch @solitarywatch
19K Followers 4K Following Shining light into the darkest corners of the U.S. punishment system. https://t.co/ErIuGxgIDC | Subscribe: https://t.co/Kt268zEKCG | Support: https://t.co/z08TYGPXIcPretrial Justice Inst.. @Pretrial
6K Followers 977 Following The Pretrial Justice Institute advances safe, fair, and effective juvenile and adult pretrial justice practices and policies that protect and honor all people.Georgetown Juvenile J.. @GeorgetownJJI
5K Followers 4K Following Youth Justice Research, Policy, Advocacy, and Representation. RTs are not an endorsement.LavaForGood @LavaForGood
2K Followers 146 Following PRODUCING STANDOUT STORYTELLING 🔥 Podcasts on #racism, #policing, #criminaljusticereform 🔊 Erased, Earwitness, Bone Valley, War on Drugs, @WrongConvictionSomil Trivedi @SomilBTrivedi
5K Followers 3K Following Chief Legal & Advocacy Director @MDLegalAid / Exes @ACLU @TheJusticeDept @WilmerHale @theCCR @InnocenceTexas / Dad, jokes / Views my own, etc.Back in 2012, @LucianDervan conducted an experiment to see how many people would admit doing things they didn't do. In his study, he found 56% of innocent people accused of cheating would admit to cheating just to avoid the chance of a harsher punishment psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-38…
“There are so many other Benards who could come home and could be contributing positively to their communities, but who are not provided that opportunity.” A poignant quote and story highlighting the power of expanding opportunity for justice-impacted folks! #SecondChanceMonth
He got a college degree in prison. Now he’s off to a prestigious law school: "In a historic achievement, Benard McKinley, 39, was accepted to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago" Read more from @gaoladipo for @GuardianUS 👇🏼 #SecondChanceMonth buff.ly/3VPg9Ml
I was so proud to meet with the Marijuana Justice Coalition as we work to reintroduce the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act in the Senate! We will not stop working together to end the federal prohibition on cannabis and reverse the harms of the War on Drugs.
More photos from our #420UnityDay press conference on 4/17. Thank you to Rep @RonWyden, @repblumenauer, @RepPressley, and all our partner organizations for joining us!
Today is #420UnityDay! We kicked things off yesterday with a press conference with Sen. @RonWyden, @repblumenauer, @RepPressley and our partner organizations. Learn more about the press conference, today's events, and how you can get involved from home: lastprisonerproject.org/what-advocates…
This Friday, the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence will consider @BellinJ’s proposal to reform Rule 609. Put simply, it’s excellent. And, if adopted, the amendment would constitute the most significant improvement to the Federal Rules in decades. A (long) 🧵
@grantalexnunn @BellinJ For anyone interested in reading further on the need for reform in this area, @ProfARoberts and I offer a succinct account in this report we wrote for @NACDL. nacdl.org/getattachment/…
It is coming from the police, universities, right-wing legislatures, and corporations and nations who are particularly sensitive to any criticism of their profit motives, and political agendas. Read more 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 inthesetimes.com/article/war-pr…
@JeniferRajkumar Congrats! Next, let’s #EndTheTrialPenalty ! @NACDL
For those who can't attend in-person, you can still make your voice heard from home. Write a letter to your elected officials telling them to #DecriminalizeNow: lpp.la/420unityletter
Our #420UnityDay is this Thursday, April 18th! Here's everything you need to know about what will be the largest bi-partisan coalition of cannabis advocates to ever lobby in Washington D.C. 🧵 lastprisonerproject.org/420-unity-day-…
📣 My latest @Medium column dives deep into the inspiring journey of a law school professor and former student who played a crucial role in overturning 100-year-old convictions of 110 Black soldiers from the Camp Logan riots. Read the interview here: nacdl.medium.com/from-the-presi…
This is exciting- in too many offices defenders are forced to make terrible choices between job security and zealous 6th Amendment representation. americanbar.org/news/abanews/a…
I’m honored to receive the 2023-24 Belmont University Scholarship Award. Thank you to Belmont University and the College of Law for their support of my research. #FixthePlea @BelmontUniv @BelmontLaw
BIG & BREAKING: A bright spot among a disappointing slew of vetoes: HB102, a bill to increase compensation for court-appointed private attorneys in criminal cases, has been signed into law! Thank you Del. @AtoosaReaser and Sen. @RussetPerry for carrying this critical legislation!
There's exciting movement in the prior conviction impeachment context. To capture, boost, and steer it, Julia Simon-Kerr and I recently wrote a report in partnership with @NACDL, exploring the need and possible avenues for change. You can read it here: strengthenthesixth.org/focus/PRIOR-CO….
Today, Excessive Punishment was released by @ColumbiaUP. This anthology explores and reimagines the U.S. justice system. I wrote about the bipartisan history of criminal legal reform, including the First Step Act, and why the issue must remain bipartisan. cup.columbia.edu/book/excessive…
Thrilled that today @ColumbiaUP published Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration, which reimagines our system of justice in a wide range of essays that explore justice system harms caused from criminal justice debt to inhumane prison conditions…
Israel Garcia, tried as an adult at 15 years old, reflects on a resurgence of the harmful media narratives that labeled him and many others a “superpredator.” The policy responses didn’t work. We mustn’t return to them. teenvogue.com/story/superpre…